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molecular knife

American  

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of molecular knife

An Americanism dating back to 1990–95

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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