Categories: Comparisons
An example of simile used in popular science writing:
"a pentamer, which means five IgM molecules are bound together to form a sort of massive antibody throwing-star with 10 binding sites."
Catherine Carver
Carver, C. (2017). Immune. How your body defends and protects you. Bloomsbury Sigma. (Read 'Disease and immunity – a biological myth'.)
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