stranded1
/ˈstrandɪd
/adjective
1(Of a boat, sailor, or sea creature) left aground on a shore: a stranded whale
1.1Left without the means to move from somewhere: she offers a lift to a stranded commuter
stranded2
/ˈstrandɪd/adjective [attributive]
(Of thread, rope, or similar) arranged in single thin lengths twisted together: stranded cotton [in combination]: figurative the many-stranded passions of the country...
- The native double stranded DNA molecule is known to be a poor immunogen whose immunogenic form has not yet been identified.
- Double stranded breaks in DNA if not repaired, can result in death.
- The disclosed method of making a shape-stranded rope includes twisting large wires into strands by twining them in at least one layer about a core with a sheathing of a soft deformable material.