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double-stranded

double-stranded adjective: having two strands.

Adjective

double-stranded (not comparable)

  1. Having two strands.
  2. That have two helical strands of nucleic acid that wind around each other and are connected by hydrogen bonds.

Synonyms of double-stranded

Words formed from double-stranded

Questions about double-stranded

What does double-stranded mean?
Double-stranded means having two strands.
What part of speech is double-stranded?
Double-stranded is an adjective.

Words near double-stranded in the dictionary

  1. double-spacing
  2. double-stop
  3. double-stopped
  4. double-stopping
  5. double-stops
  6. double-stranded
  7. double-struck
  8. double-stuff
  9. double-stuffed
  10. double-stuffing
  11. double-stuffs

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