Phrase Hound found 6 phrases and 8 compound words that contain strands. The most common are listed below. Open strands in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 6
- beta strandsplural of beta strand: A section of a polypeptide chain consisting of amino acids and which comprises a protein's secondary structure.
- leading strandsplural of leading strand: The strand of DNA that is synthesized during replication
- sense strandsplural of sense strand: A strand of (two-stranded) DNA which is transcribed into mRNA.
- template strandsplural of template strand: The noncoding strand of a DNA molecule that is used as a template for RNA synthesis
- lagging strandsplural of lagging strand: The strand of DNA that is replicated from the 5' to the 3' direction.
- Hechtian strandsplural of Hechtian strand: A stretched plasma membrane extending from the plasmolysed protoplast to the cell wall in plants.
Compound words 8
- Beckstrandsplural of Beckstrand: A surname.
- counterstrandsplural of counterstrand: The strand of a nucleic acid that is joined to a particular strand
- forestrandsplural of forestrand: The intertidal zone along a shoreline or similar body of water.
- magistrandsplural of magistrand: A student in the fourth year of a Masters degree.
- monostrandsplural of monostrand: An tendon that is composed of a single wire or bar.
- seastrandsplural of seastrand: The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.
- tetrastrandsplural of tetrastrand: A macromolecular structure composed of four strands (nucleotide chains).
- workstrandsplural of workstrand: A group of sequentially related elements of a project.