Strands

Synonyms for "strands" (12 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)

Related words (6)

Noun(6 words)
maroonnucleotide chainpolynucleotide chainseparatethemethread

Related word relations

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More general

8 entries
biopolymerdivideformleavematerialnarrative elementpolymerrope component

More specific

13 entries
DNA strandRNA strandeconomic strandfiber strandhair strandhistorical strandnylon strandpassengerpolitical strandrope strandshipsteel strandwire strand

Collocations

10 entries
DNA stranddouble strandhair strandmass strandingnarrative strandrope strandstrand formationstrand of thoughtstrands of hairwire strand

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

5 entries

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He plucked one of his few strands of beard.

Source: tatoeba (4424552)

You only have five strands of hair.

Source: tatoeba (9280453)

You have just five strands of hair.

Source: tatoeba (9280454)

Encoded in a four-letter alphabet in the two intertwined strands of the DNA molecule are the instructions for making all the proteins, each with its specific function, necessary to sustain life.

Source: tatoeba (10558301)

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