folding

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
noun a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
noun the act of folding

By surface analysis, fold + -ing.

"A folding cot--new patent--good and strong. — A Woman who went to Alaska, May Kellogg Sullivan
Corriston didn't take the folding for granted. — Space Station 1, Frank Belknap Long
Smoke the folding of my letters of late. — The Journal to Stella, Jonathan Swift

protein folding

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