单词 | andromeda strain |
释义 | Andromeda strain[ an-drom-i-duh-streyn ] / ænˈdrɒm ɪ də ˌstreɪn / nounan infectious pathogen that mutates unpredictably into new forms and shows extreme resistance to destruction by conventional means. Origin of Andromeda strainFirst recorded in 1970–75; after such a pathogen in a novel of the same name (1969) by U.S. author Michael Crichton (1942–2008) Words nearby Andromeda strainandrology, Andromache, Andromaque, andromeda, Andromeda galaxy, Andromeda strain, andromonoecious, andron, andropause, androphobia, androphore Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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