protein folding

1. 1.

   the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape

   “understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code”

   Synonymsfolding

   Broaderorganic process

Questions about protein folding

What does protein folding mean?

protein folding means "the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape".

What is another word for protein folding?

Close synonyms include folding. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is protein folding a common word?

protein folding is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.