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Crick (krk), Francis Henry Compton 1916-2004.
British biologist who with James D. Watson proposed a spiral model, the double helix, for the molecular structure of DNA. He shared a 1962 Nobel Prize for advances in the study of genetics.

crick (krk)
n.
A painful cramp or muscle spasm, as in the back or neck.
v.
To cause a painful cramp or muscle spasm in by turning or wrenching.


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