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underwrapped

1. simple past and past participle of underwrap

underwrapped (comparative more underwrapped, superlative most underwrapped)

1. (molecular biology, of a protein) Insufficiently desolvated.
   • 2007, Vladimir N. Uversky, Anthony Fink, Protein Misfolding, Aggregation and Conformational Diseases, →ISBN:

     Although about 3% of the backbone hydrogen bonds in hemoglobin are underwrapped, nearly 50% of those of the cellular prion protein are underwrapped.

   • 2011, Gustavo Caetano-Anollés, Evolutionary Genomics and Systems Biology, →ISBN:

     Intramolecular hydrogen bonds that are accessible to water are called dehydrons and constitute structural vulnerabilities. Therefore, the more underwrapped proteins are, the more reliant on their interactive context they are in order to maintain structural integrity.

   • 2011, Katharina Dittmar, David Liberles, Evolution after Gene Duplication, →ISBN:

     Highly underwrapped proteins are structurally unstable because the backbone hydrogen bonds that determine the structural integrity of the protein may be dissolved through solvent hydration of the polar groups.

2. Wrapped such that the wrapping does not go all the way to the edge.
   • 1996, C. Mee, Eric D. Daniel, Magnetic Recording Technology, →ISBN, page 7-6:

     The tape is slightly underwrapped over the head surface to generate hydrodynamic lift during read-write operations.

   • 2012, Bharat Bhushan, Tribology and Mechanics of Magnetic Storage Devices, →ISBN, page 556:

     In fact, the tape should be slightly underwrapped roughly by half a degree or less to minimize edge contact.

   • 2013, Bharat Bhushan, Principles and Applications of Tribology, →ISBN:

     The tape is slightly underwrapped over the head surface to generate hydrodynamic lift during readwrite operations.

3. (fishing) Having an underwrap.
   • 1998 July, “Fish Sticks”, in Boating:

     All Mariner rods have large underwrapped aluminum-oxide guides, cushioned foam grips and graphite reel seats with stainlesssteel hoods.

   • 1999, New York Game & Fish:

     All Power Graph models feature fully underwrapped guides and a multi-coat, deep epoxy finish for years of beauty and maintenance-free performance.

   • 2013, Dale P. Clemens, Advanced Custom Rod Building, →ISBN:

     If you like the appearance of an underwrapped guide but do not want the bulk or the stiffening effect on a light rod, let me suggest what I call “false underwraps.”

4. Having an inner wrapping.
   • 1976, Alf Walker, Mastering the art of tying flies, page 109:

     The method requires the hook shank to be underwrapped and, ideally, the wire should be so malleable that it turns about the shank tightly and easily, using the dressing technique that leaves two inches of the starting end of the tying wire protruding to the rear when first binding the hook shank.

   • 1981, Wildlife in North Carolina - Volume 45, page 5:

     When the weather is hot and the fish are deep, you can fish the deeper water along a dam by using one or more weighted sinking flies (underwrapped with lead wire).

5. Having an end that protrudes underneath.
   • 1961, The Sanitarian - Volume 70, page 206:

     Here, however, individual joist ends are underwrapped.

   • 1961, Municipal Journal - Volume 69, Part 3, page 2983:

     Floor joints are underwrapped at the point of entry into the brickwork to afford complete protection.

   • 1990, Bruce A. Kennedy, Surface Mining, Second Edition, page 639:

     The placement of the drag drum in front of the hoist drum or vice versa and whether the ropes are overwrapped or underwrapped on the drums varies between manufacturers and/or machine models.

6. Having insufficient clothes or blankets.
   • 2013, Dr Howard Chilton, Baby on Board: Understand Your Baby's Needs in the First Twelve months, →ISBN:

     Make sure the baby's not overwrapped and hot. When in doubt, babies should be underwrapped rather than overwrapped.

   • 2013, Bernard Valman, BMA When Your Child is Ill, →ISBN, page 8:

     Make sure your child is clothed appropriately for the room temperature and is neither overdressed nor underwrapped.

   • 2015, Jacalyn S. Burke, The Nanny Time Bomb: Navigating the Crisis in Child Care, →ISBN:

     As a result, your toddler might fall on her face, your infant might eat dirty sand, and your overwrapped or underwrapped newborn might wail unnoticed in the stroller.

7. Secret; under wraps.
   • 2013, Jack Womack, Ambient, →ISBN:

     I suspected as well that so long as it did, I would go no further than I already had; it was something the family kept tight, and underwrapped, like the crazy uncle locked in the attic room—though whatever it was, was considerably more useful than that.