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strand

[strand] / strænd /
NOUN
fine thread
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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There’s another DNA strand provided by screenwriter Kolstad, who also invented “John Wick.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Within this long strand are tens of thousands of genes that guide how cells function.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Unusually, her unique production style, full of skittering breakbeats and sugar strand melodies, is entirely self-taught.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

They lean in for a single strand of pasta — and accidentally kiss.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

A single strand of DNA consists of a backbone of sugars and phosphates, and four bases—A, T, G, and C—attached to the backbone, like teeth jutting out from a zipper strand.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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