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adj
having seven helices; especially describing a portion of a protein having seven associated α-helices
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- English helical English heptahelical From hepta- + helical.
