SUPERCOIL

Etymology

Noun

supercoil (plural supercoils)

(genetics) A coil of the DNA helix upon itself, such as a figure eight.

Verb

supercoil (third-person singular simple present supercoils, present participle supercoiling, simple past and past participle supercoiled)

(genetics) To twist circular DNA into a supercoil

Anagrams

• Lupercios, superloci

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

13 March 2025

ACCURATE

(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”


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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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