helix
noun
a spiral.
helixes
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pluralof helix.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The best designs were made of three helixes connected like sausage links by short strings of amino acids.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 22, 2021
Grant Green’s guitar style is one of jazz’s simple pleasures: stout and crisp; articulated in strong, single-note lines or little spinning helixes of harmony.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2018
For now, these protein helixes can’t convey genetic information that cells can read.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 21, 2016
But Mariana Medina-Sánchez, one of the researchers, cautioned that further research is needed to make sure the helixes aren’t harmful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2016
All of the papers fold themselves into elaborate shapes: pyramids and helixes and paper birds with rustling wings.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
