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Watson-Crick model

Watson-Crick model proper noun: the double helix model of DNA.

Proper noun

the Watson-Crick model

  1. The double helix model of DNA.

Origin of Watson-Crick model

First proposed by James Watson and Francis Crick.

Questions about Watson-Crick model

What does Watson-Crick model mean?
Watson-Crick model means the double helix model of DNA.
What part of speech is Watson-Crick model?
Watson-Crick model is a proper noun.

Words near Watson-Crick model in the dictionary

  1. Watson Island
  2. Watson syndrome
  3. Watson's hairstreak
  4. Watson's plum
  5. Watson's plums
  6. Watson-Crick model
  7. watsonia
  8. Watsonia North
  9. Watsonian
  10. watsonias
  11. Watsonish

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