Usually means: Secondary structure in proteins, coiled.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word alpha helix:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. alpha-helix: Merriam-Webster
  2. alpha helix: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. alpha helix: Collins English Dictionary
  4. alpha helix: Wiktionary
  5. alpha helix: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. alpha-helix, alpha helix: Dictionary.com
  7. Alpha-helix, Alpha helix: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Alpha-helix, alpha helix: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Alpha-helix, alpha helix: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. Alpha helix, Helix, alpha: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Hypermedia Glossary Of Genetic Terms (No longer online)
  4. Alpha-helix, alpha helix: Medical dictionary
  5. Alpha helix, Helix, alpha: Drug Medical Dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Drug Discovery and Development (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (alpha helix)

noun:  A secondary structure found in many proteins, in which the amino acids are arranged in a coil, or helix, with almost no free space on the inside and all side chains being pointed towards the outside

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