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supercoil
[ soo-per-koil ]
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- super·coiled adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of supercoil1
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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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