adder

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But if something goes wrong using the so-called adder strategy, the cell takes longer to get back to its original size.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024

To investigate, Ms. Folwell set about dissecting the tail of a female death adder.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2022

A woman whose dog was bitten by an adder has said she would not take her dogs near long grass.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2022

According to the historic picture and photograph archive Look and Learn, "in old English, the words orange, adder, and apron all began with the letter n, and so were spelt narenge, nadder, and napron."

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2022

The adder, poisonous and silent as the Devil himself, slithered in through the space between the thin wooden door and the mud floor.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz