antiparallel

noun

  1. 1

    A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.

adjective

  1. 1

    Of vectors, parallel but of opposite direction

  2. 2

    Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA

  3. 3

    Describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but the vector describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.

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