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supercoil

[ soo-per-koil ]

noun

, Biochemistry.


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Other Words From

  • super·coiled adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of supercoil1

First recorded in 1965–70; super- + coil 1
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Example Sentences

The coiled telephone cord and the DNA double helix that stores the genetic material in every cell in the body have one thing in common; they both supercoil, or coil about themselves, and tangle in ways that can be difficult to undo.

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