- plural of helix.
helices
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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By comparing helices of different sizes and measuring their behavior at various temperatures, the researchers traced the diode effect to uneven scattering of electrons along the curved, chiral walls of the devices.
From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026
“But I think the most surprising observation was that the proteins were embedded among the RNA helices, penetrating into the interior of the ribosome like tentacles.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2018
For one thing, it draws a brilliant, eclectic crowd: I met a linguist turned classical musician, a minimalist sculptor fascinated by helices and a Jungian writer at work on a dystopian novel.
From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2018
Lehn cited an example of two kinds of molecules, one of which forms double helices and the other forms triple helices.
From Scientific American • Jul. 3, 2013
At first, Watson tried to jam the two helices together, with the A on one strand matched with an A on the other—like bases paired with like.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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