Andromeda strain
[ an-drom-i-duh-streyn ]
/ ænˈdrɒm ɪ də ˌstreɪn /
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noun
an infectious pathogen that mutates unpredictably into new forms and shows extreme resistance to destruction by conventional means.
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Origin of Andromeda strain
First 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 strain
andrology, Andromache, Andromaque, andromeda, Andromeda galaxy, Andromeda strain, andromonoecious, andron, andropause, androphobia, androphore
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