Word: antiparallel
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: an
ti
par
al
lel
Definition: describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but the vector describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Related to antiparticles; with the same mass but with opposite physical charges (such as electric charge)
Affix: parallel
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: parallelus
Language: la
Decoded: parallelus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: concentric