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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English helical English extrahelical From extra- + helical.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Beyond, or temporarily removed from the double helix, of a nucleic acid molecule