Tightly Wound

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
TW
Pronunciation
/ˈtaɪtli wund/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. But they're pretty tightly wound.
  2. Researchers have devised clever new techniques to mimic the chemical marks on tightly wound DNA-protein complexes that silence gene expression.
  3. These steps will help you think about what makes communities tick and how to keep yours tightly wound.
  4. For a steady current-carrying tightly wound thick-wall solenoid with a finite length, the expression of vector potential is derived by using the method of cylindrical function expansion.
  5. Little did I realize, all that stiff dough needed was a short time-out in the refrigerator. Kneading and rolling develop the gluten in the flour and cause the crust to recoil rather than enlarge; chilling relaxes the tightly wound gluten.

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