negative polarity
Britishnoun
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Group V viruses contain ssRNA genomes with a negative polarity, meaning that their sequence is complementary to the mRNA.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The auxiliary battery at the receiving station normally maintained upon the main line a continuous electric current of a negative polarity, which did not produce a mark upon the chemical paper.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 by Various
Each receives the positive electricity from the sun, which it draws by reason of its negative polarity.
From The Universe a Vast Electric Organism by Warder, George Woodward
There is a whole field of consciousness established, with positive polarity of the first plane, negative polarity of the second.
From Fantasia of the Unconscious by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
The electron is formed by the crossing of two lines of force," he said, "and the interaction of positive and negative polarity.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 by Various
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