HyperDic: virino

English > 1 sense of the word virino:
NOUNobjectvirino(microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system
English > virino: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning(microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system; consists of nucleic acid in a protective coat of host cell proteins.
CategorymicrobiologyThe branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
Broaderparticle, subatomic particleA body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
Spanishvirino
Catalanvirino

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