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random coil

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random coil [′ran·dəm ′kȯil]
(physical chemistry)
Any of various irregularly coiled polymers that can occur in solution. Also known as cyclic coil.


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Hydrolysis of collagen can lead to the development of random coils which are responsible for the formation of gelatin.
Other ophio varieties have flower stalks, but they form wild and random coils or broad sweeping curls and arches rather than tight coils.
Press molding, which was used in the present investigation, would therefore most likely ensure a random coil arrangement, with no preferential orientation of the molecular chains.
 
 
 
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