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su·per·coil | \ ˈsü-pər-ˌkȯi(-ə)l 
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\Definition of supercoil
: a double helix (as of DNA) that has undergone additional twisting in the same direction as or in the opposite direction from the turns in the original helix
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supercoil
nounsu·per·coil | \ ˈsü-pər-ˌkȯi(ə)l \
\Medical Definition of supercoil
: a double helix (as of DNA) that has undergone additional twisting in the same direction as or in the opposite direction from the turns in the original helix
— called also superhelix
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The first known use of supercoil was in 1939
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