"misfold" meaning in English

See misfold in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈfoʊld/, /ˈmɪsfoʊld/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misfold.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misfold2.wav Forms: misfolds [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + fold. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mis-|fold}} mis- + fold Head templates: {{en-noun}} misfold (plural misfolds)
  1. An incorrect or abnormal folding.
    Sense id: en-misfold-en-noun-NJBggAY4

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈfoʊld/, /ˈmɪsfoʊld/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misfold.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misfold2.wav Forms: misfolds [present, singular, third-person], misfolding [participle, present], misfolded [participle, past], misfolded [past]
Etymology: From mis- + fold. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mis-|fold}} mis- + fold Head templates: {{en-verb}} misfold (third-person singular simple present misfolds, present participle misfolding, simple past and past participle misfolded)
  1. (biochemistry, intransitive, of a protein or nucleic acid) To fold into an unusual or incorrect tertiary structure; misfolded proteins occur in various diseases, including amyloidoses and dementias, although the question of causation versus consequence is not yet definitively answered for dementias. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Biochemistry
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