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What is the adjective for helices?

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helictical
  1. Having the form of a helix; helical
heliciform
  1. Having the form of a helix; spiral.
helixlike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a helix.
helical
  1. In the shape of a helix.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “A helical scan tape will gradually be wound around a rotating drum causing dust to be dragged in between the tape and the head.”
      “The bacterial flagellar filament is a helical, self-assembling polymer of flagellin monomers.”
      “It has been proposed that the fusion peptide is obliquely inserted into the target membrane as a flexible monomer in an helical conformation.”
helicoid
helicoidal
  1. helicoid
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Each inflorescence produces 200-300 flowers that have a helicoidal repartition and open in sequence from bottom to top.”
      “Thirteen pages with drawings for man-powered aeroplanes survive and there is one design for a helicoidal helicopter.”
      “Due to the helicoidal shape of the impeller, the transfer of the product is gentle and without clogging.”
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