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UNTWISTED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does untwisted mean?
• UNTWISTED (adjective)
The adjective UNTWISTED has 1 sense:
1. not twisted; formerly twisted but now straight
Familiarity information: UNTWISTED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not twisted; formerly twisted but now straight
Similar:
straight (having no deviations)
Context examples
During replication, Y-shaped regions of replicating DNA molecules are mobilized, where the enzymes replicating a DNA molecule bind to an untwisted, single DNA strand.
(DNA Replication Fork, NCI Thesaurus)
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