heptahelical en · ADJ
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) having seven helices; especially describing a portion of a protein having seven associated α-helices