See Also: helix-turn-helix motifs(medicine)
helix-loop-helix motifs(medicine)
helix turn helix(medicine)
helix loop helix(medicine)
helix(dictionary)
pi helix(medicine)
DNA helix(medicine)
helix(dictionary)
Helix(medicine)
a helix(medicine)

stepped (iou) and helix (oh)


stepped (iou)



stepped adjective. M19.
[from STEP noun1, verb: see -ED2, -ED1.]
Having a step or steps; Mechanics (esp. of the float or hull of a seaplane or hydroplane) formed like a step or series of steps. M19.
Carried out or occurring in stages or with pauses, rather than continuously. M20.
With up: raised by degrees to a higher level; increased, intensified. M20.
Phrases: far stepped far advanced in an action, attainment, etc. stepped in years, well stepped in years (long arch.) very elderly.

helix (oh)



[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: Greek]
technical a line that curves and rises around a central line
-synonym spiral spiral
-see also double helix