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Meaning of Andromeda strain | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any microorganism whose release and spread could cause a public health catastrophe.

Examples

“Trout are important to those of us who enjoy⟳ angling, but trout are unimportant if this Andromeda Strain⟳ of destruction without replacement—which began more than 200 years ago and burgeoned in the twentieth century—continues.”
“John Langone, a science writer for Discover⟳ magazine, characterizes the popular view⟳ of AIDS in 1985 as an “Andromeda strain⟳ with the transmission efficiency of the common cold.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Andromedan Andromedid andromedin andromedins andromedotoxin andromimesis

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