Looping lock Crossword Clue

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Looping lock Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. wind around something in coils or loops
2. form a curl, curve, or kink
(noun)
1. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
2. American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LOOPING (noun)
1. (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained
LOCK (noun)
1. a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
2. enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
LOCK (verb)
1. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
2. hold in a locking position

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