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jackknife 1. a knife with the blade pivoted to fold into a recess in the handle 2. a former name for a type of dive in which the diver bends at the waist in midair, with his legs straight and his hands touching his feet, finally straightening out and entering the water headfirst: forward pike dive How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The newly formed molecule, at first joined to both arms of the frame, jackknifes upward as the amino adenosine severs its hydrogen bonds with the frame and snaps in place over the ester. |
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