supercoil
English
noun
Definitions
- (genetics) A coil of the DNA helix upon itself, such as a figure eight.
Etymology
Prefix from English coil.
Origin
English
coil
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chokecoil English
- coil English
- coilability English
- coilable English
- coiler English
- coileth English
- coilgun English
- coilin English
- coilless English
- coilover English
- coily English
- cryocoil English
- eigencoil English
- intercoil English
- microcoil English
- multicoil English
- overcoil English
- telecoil English
- uncoil English
- upcoil English
- コイル Japanese
- coillir Middle French