"double helix" meaning in English

See double helix in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: double helixes [plural], double helices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|+|double helices}} double helix (plural double helixes or double helices)
  1. (metonymically) DNA. Tags: metonymically
    Sense id: en-double_helix-en-noun-i9H~Rcrq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English metonyms

Inflected forms

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