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  • 31sticky ends — plural noun Single stranded ends of DNA that has been cut with a restriction endonuclease, able to pair with complementary ends on, and thus joining, other fragments • • • Main Entry: ↑stick * * * sticky ends, ends of single strands of DNA… …

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  • 32Sticky bit — Sticky bit  дополнительный атрибут файлов или директорий в операционных системах семейства UNIX. Содержание 1 История 2 Использование 3 Примеры …

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  • 33sticky end — (UK) If someone comes to a sticky end, they die in an unpleasant way. ( Meet a sticky end is also used.) …

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  • 34sticky — [adj1] gummy, adhesive agglutinative, clinging, gluey, glutinous, ropy, syrupy, tacky, tenacious, viscid, viscous; concept 606 Ant. dry, smooth, unsticky sticky [adj2] humid and hot clammy, close, dank, mucky, muggy, oppressive, soggy, sultry,… …

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  • 35sticky fingers — sticky fingered /stik ee fing geuhrd/, adj. Informal. a propensity to steal. [1930 35] * * * informal a propensity to steal * * * noun [noncount] informal : a tendency to steal things people with sticky fingers She s known for having sticky… …

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  • 36Sticky — Stick y, a. [Compar. {Stickier}; superl. {Stickiest}.] Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious. [1913 Webster] Herbs which last longest are those of strong smell, and with a sticky stalk …

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  • 37Sticky Carpet — Melbourne s Underground Rockumentary is a 2006 documentary film by Mark Butcher, Glenn Waterworth and Pip Stafford. Bio : The long overdue cultural recognition to Melbourne’s much loved independent music scene. This raw and vital filmed souvenir …

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  • 38Sticky mouse syndrome — is a genetic disorder found in mice, caused by defective aminoacyl tRNA synthetase. Its most immediately obvious symptom is a sticky secretion on the mouse s fur (thus the name); however, it is accompanied by lack of muscle control, ataxia,… …

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  • 39sticky note — sticky .note also yellow sticky n a small piece of paper, often yellow in colour, that you can stick to things. Stickies are often used for leaving messages = ↑Post it Note …

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  • 40sticky — (adj.) 1727, adhesive, from STICK (Cf. stick) (v.). An O.E. word for this was clibbor. First recorded 1864 in the sense of sentimental; 1915 with the meaning difficult. Of weather, hot and humid, from 1895. Sticky wicket is 1952, from British… …

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