privatestrain
nounUK /ˈpraɪvət streɪn/
US /ˈpraɪvət streɪn/
A special kind of germ that only one person or place has.
The lab found a privatestrain of bacteria that lived only in that one patient.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A type of plant or animal kept only by one owner or breeder.
The gardener grew a privatestrain of roses that no one else had.
3. A personal way of doing something that is not shared with others.
Her privatestrain of thinking helped her solve the puzzle her own way.
4. A hidden or secret version of something, like a song or story.
The band played a privatestrain of the song that only close friends had heard.