strain
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4.9
- noun
- /streɪn/
- Specialized
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- So perhaps you have a strain of wheat that simply makes bigger wheat.
- a virus strain
- an influenza strain
- a vaccine strain
The risk of a new epidemic strain of influenza goes way down.
- The risk of a new epidemic strain of influenza goes way down.
- And some mice breeds, strains, we call them lived a lot longer.
- They start developing different strains and that's where we are today.
- And then we want to differentiate different strains within that species.
- NA Group that focuses on things like COVID says earlier strains of the coronavirus fizzled out.
- This is a new strain, hence the term novel coronavirus.
- What is the difference between strain and species?
Examples
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Initially caused by serogroup A, immunization against this strain became a requirement for entry to Saudi Arabia.
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Scientists are studying a strain of virus that has shown increased resistance to treatment.
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At the time of our study, however, the M strain had long expanded beyond the hospital environment.
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Doctors warn that this particular strain is extremely dangerous in children under 5 and especially to the elderly.
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Our results suggest that a single strain may have caused most of the DENV cases in Tokyo.
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The potential benefit will therefore depend on the strain or strains used and the dispensing format.
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Many cases in this outbreak were caused by the M strain, an apparently autochthonous outbreak genotype.
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Rubin used cross-pollination to develop a strain of marijuana that is not only remarkably potent... but completely undetectable by any drug tests.
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Researchers discovered a new strain of bacteria that can break down plastic waste.
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The agricultural department released a strain of rice that is more resistant to drought.
Synonyms
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6.7
A group within a species with small physical or genetic differences
93
2.7
A type of animal kept by people with shared physical traits
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3.3
A different form of something, like a design or recipe
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4.9
A different form of something, like a virus or recipe
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7.2
A group within a species with small traits passed down from parents
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8.7
A plant variety that people breed and grow for certain features, like roses or apples
A group within a species that has small differences like leaf shape
A group of living things that have the same genes
Idioms
- Informal
To want to start doing something very eagerly while being held back
Compounds
- Specialized
A tool that measures how much a material changes shape when pushed or pulled
How Different
Surface Forms
Etymology
Strain comes from an old word meaning 'to pull' or 'to stretch', the same root as string. So a strain of a plant or microbe is like a 'line' or 'thread' of the species with its own traits.