helical

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Because the break is helical, these are difficult to treat and heal.

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  1. adjective Of or having the shape of a helix; spiral.
  2. adjective Having a shape approximating that of a helix.

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  • Ferrol bit hard at his lower lip, uncertainty twisting through him like a helical saw. —  Warhorse
  • In addition, two residues in this motif are predicted to make contacts important for stabilization of the structure: L95 makes several inter-helical hydrophobic contacts (see below) and the R94 forms a salt bridge with D39. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • For this, we obtained inter-helical hydrophobic contact information for each residue in ERev model structure. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Inter-helical contact analysis revealed that three residues, L65, L95, and L109, participate in more than three inter-helical hydrophobic contacts in the model structure. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • The inter-helical contact and ASA data associated with these residues are shown in —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
 

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/ˈhɛlɪkəl/
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