"double-stranded" meaning in English

See double-stranded in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} double-stranded (not comparable)
  1. Having two strands. Tags: not-comparable Translations (having two strands — see also having two strands): 双链 (shuāngliàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 二本鎖 (nihonnkusari) (alt: にほんくさり) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-double-stranded-en-adj-ncTKI37c Disambiguation of 'having two strands — see also having two strands': 69 31
  2. (genetics) That have two helical strands of nucleic acid that wind around each other and are connected by hydrogen bonds. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-double-stranded-en-adj-YXqbdH6a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 93 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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