Associations to the word «Helix»
Noun
- Conformation
- Residue
- Collagen
- Alpha
- Strand
- Dna
- Subunit
- Monomer
- Nucleotide
- Motif
- Coil
- Beta
- Peptide
- Backbone
- Spiral
- Loop
- Rna
- Binding
- Domain
- Groove
- Dipole
- Bundle
- Transcription
- Ligand
- Sheet
- Protein
- Triple
- Pairing
- Rosalind
- Polymerase
- Bind
- Membrane
- Replication
- Fold
- Bonding
- Hydrogen
- Nebula
- Watson
- Diffraction
- Double
- Zinc
- Molecule
- Phosphate
- Bulge
- Acid
- Pore
- Terminus
- Topology
- Inversion
- Propensity
- Structure
- Axis
- Superfamily
- Packing
- Tyrosine
- Vertigo
- Snail
- Cleavage
- Filament
- Sequence
- Lipid
- Interaction
- Wilkins
- Receptor
- Coaster
- Template
Adjective
Adverb
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Wiktionary
HELIX, noun. (mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.
HELIX, noun. (architecture) A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.
HELIX, noun. (anatomy) The incurved rim of the external ear.
HELIX, noun. An upside down midair 360° spin in playboating.
HELIX, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Helicidae — certain land snails.
Dictionary definition
HELIX, noun. A curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle.
HELIX, noun. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope".
HELIX, noun. Type genus of the family Helicidae.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.