Underpacking

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Insufficient, or less than the usual amount of packing uncountable, usually

    "In the first case (c1), a ray hits the surface pocket before reaching the ligand: this indicates underpacking in the protein-ligand interface."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of underpack form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "Before underpacking and lifting, showing depth to which No. 60056 had sunk"

Example

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"In the first case (c1), a ray hits the surface pocket before reaching the ligand: this indicates underpacking in the protein-ligand interface."

Etymology

From under- + packing.

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