all-or-noth|ing

all-or-noth|ing
all-or-noth|ing «L r NUHTH ihng», adjective.
either completely effective or ineffective; admitting no fine distinctions: »

G-6-PD is an all-or-nothing substance: the enzyme is either produced in the normal amount, or is not produced at all (Time).


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