plural of Conway knot

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tie the knot

simple past tense and past participle of tie the knot

present participle of tie the knot

(biochemistry) A protein structural motif containing three disulfide bridges formed from pairs of cysteine residues. The sections of polypeptide that occur between two of them form a loop through which a third disulfide bond passes, resulting in a rotaxane substructure. This motif stabilizes protein structure and is conserved in proteins across various species.

plural of cystine knot

(surfing, slang) Synonym of surfer's knob

(textiles) A kind of knot in an Oriental rug, formed over four warps.

plural of jufti knot

A civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England.