Medical term:
Antiparallel
an·ti·par·al·lel
(an'tē-par'ă-lel),1. Denoting molecules that are parallel but have opposite directional polarity, for example, the two strands of a DNA double helix.
2. Denoting the spins of two electrons occupying the same orbital area but with different spin quantum numbers.
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antiparallel
(ăn′tē-păr′ə-lĕl′, ăn′tī-)adj.
Of or relating to two adjacent molecules whose sequences of atoms or other elements run in opposite directions: antiparallel strands of DNA.
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antiparallel
Of two structures that lie parallel to each other but that run in opposite directions. The best-known example of antiparalellism is that of the two strands in the DNA molecule.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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