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CRUCIFORM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cruciform mean? 

CRUCIFORM (adjective)
  The adjective CRUCIFORM has 1 sense:

1. shaped like a crossplay

  Familiarity information: CRUCIFORM used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CRUCIFORM (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Shaped like a cross

Synonyms:

cruciate; cruciform

Similar:

symmetric; symmetrical (having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts)


 Context examples 


A DNA structure formed between similarly oriented, homologous DNA double strands in which a single strand from one duplex crosses over to base pair with the complimentary strand on the other duplex, generating a cruciform structure.

(Holliday Junction, NCI Thesaurus)



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