Chemical Structures

adjective relating to or affected by cirrhosis, a chronic liver disease characterized by scarring of the liver tissue

• The patient was diagnosed with cirrose of the liver.
• My uncle has cirrose from years of heavy drinking.
• I heard too much drinking can lead to cirrose.
• The city's economy was in a state of cirrose after the financial crisis.

noun a spiral structure resembling a coil

• The DNA molecule is structured in a double helix.
• I twisted the wire into a helix shape for the project.
• That roller coaster has a crazy helix drop!
• The plot of the novel took a helix-like turn, leaving readers guessing until the end.

noun a polyhedron or other object with many plane faces

adjective relating to or denoting a solid figure with many plane faces, especially a polyhedron

• The architect designed a polyhedral structure for the new museum.
• I saw a cool polyhedral building downtown.
• That polyhedral shape is so rad!
• His mind was like a polyhedral puzzle, complex and multifaceted.