English word bisintercalator comes from English bis-, English intercalator
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| bis- | English (eng) | (chemistry, obsolete) A variant of tri- used to indicate that the component that does not take the prefix occurs twice in the compound: a bisoxide is of the form B2O. (mathematics, chemistry) A variant of di-, used for substitutions of two complex rather than simple units.. An occasional variant of bi- prefixed to roots beginning with a vowel, as in bisalternate. |
| intercalator | English (eng) | (biochemistry) Any of several classes of small molecule that insert themselves into the structure of DNA. That which intercalates. |
| bisintercalator | English (eng) | (organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any compound that binds to DNA via two intercalating groups. |