Meanings
noundouble helix (plural double helixes or double helices)
plural double helixes · plural double helices
- metonymicallyDNA.
If I had been married earlier in life, I wouldn't have seen the double helix. I would have been taking care of the kids on Saturday.
2007 January, “WHAT I'VE LEARNED: James Watson”, in Esquire, volume 147, number 1, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2007
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double helix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20helix
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“double helix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20helix. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double helix,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20helix.
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