This wire was then coiled into a spiral and wrapped around a ceramic body. A helical insert is an insert made of coiled wire. The epididymis is a long whitish mass of tightly coiled tube. The shells of most species of sea snails are spirally coiled. The ionic charges prevent the formation of tightly coiled polymer chains. Meyanok is always depicted as a serpent coiled around a skull. The tendrils of aerial pitchers are usually coiled in the middle. Afro-textured hair is tightly coiled, kinky hair. At the time, machinery to mass-produce coiled coil filaments did not exist. The molecules are coiled and twisted and have no particular alignment. When annealed this metal is very ductile and can be bent, coiled, or rolled. Normal right-laid rope should be coiled clockwise, to prevent kinking. A flake refers to any number of turns in a coiled rope. Over time, the snake became coiled around the staff borne by the god. An inductor consists of a coiled conductor.