spiralize

verb

spi·​ral·​ize

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb

: to make spiral : wind, coil, twist, or cut in a spiral

intransitive verb

: to gather into a spiral

the chromosomes of the two nuclei begin to spiralize

—Esko Suomalainen

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