"alpha helix" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: alpha helices [plural], alpha helixes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|alpha helices|+}} alpha helix (plural alpha helices or alpha helixes)
  1. A secondary structure found in many proteins, in which the amino acids are arranged in a coil, or helix, with almost no free space on the inside and all side chains being pointed towards the outside Wikipedia link: alpha helix Categories (topical): Biochemistry Derived forms: alphahelical Translations (secondary structure found in many proteins): hèlix alfa [feminine] (Catalan), α螺旋 (alpha luóxuán) (Chinese Mandarin), alfa-kierre (Finnish), άλφα έλικα (álfa élika) [feminine] (Greek), alfa-héilics [masculine] (Irish), alfa-elica [feminine] (Italian), alfa-hélice [feminine] (Portuguese), hélice alfa [feminine] (Portuguese), а́льфа-спира́ль (álʹfa-spirálʹ) [feminine] (Russian), alfa uzvojnica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), hélice alfa [feminine] (Spanish)

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