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virino

noun

A hypothetical infectious particle, consisting of nucleic acids in a protective coat of host cell proteins, once theorized to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases…

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6
Starts with
V
Ends with
O
Contains
IR
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. A hypothetical infectious particle, consisting of nucleic acids in a protective coat of host cell proteins, once theorized to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system.

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