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noun
a segment of genetic material that inhibits the reproduction of the AIDS virus by breaking up specific areas of the virus's genes.
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Origin of molecular knife

An Americanism dating back to 1990–95

Words nearby molecular knife

molecular distillation, molecular film, molecular formula, molecular genetics, molecularity, molecular knife, molecular medicine, molecular sieve, molecular spectrum, molecular volume, molecular weight
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