Medical Term:
antiparallel
Pronunciation: an′tē-par′ă-lel
Definition:
- Denoting molecules that are parallel but have opposite directional polarity, the two strands of a DNA double helix.
- Denoting the spins of two electrons occupying the same orbital area but with different spin quantum numbers.
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
