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Andromeda strain
[ an-drom-i-duh streyn ]
noun
- an infectious pathogen that mutates unpredictably into new forms and shows extreme resistance to destruction by conventional means.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Andromeda strain1
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)
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Example Sentences
I might suggest a title: “Andromeda Strain 2: The Predictable Hysteria.”
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