virion

See also: viriön

English

Etymology

From French virion.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪɹiɑn/, /ˈvɪɹiɑn/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈvɪɹiɒn/, /ˈvaɪɹiən/
Rhymes: -ɪɹiɒn, -ɪɹiən

Noun

virion (plural virions)

(virology) A single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).

Derived terms

Translations

particle of a virus

Chinese: 病毒体 (bìngdútǐ)
Czech: virion
Finnish: virioni (fi)
French: virion (fr) m
German: Virion (de) n
Hungarian: sejten kívüli vírusrészecske sg, egyedülálló vírus sg
Korean: 비리온 (birion)
Polish: wirion m
Portuguese: vírion m, virião m
Spanish: virión m

See also

capsid

Anagrams

virino

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvɪrɪjon]

Noun

virion m inan

(virology) virion

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

French

Etymology

From virus +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Noun

virion m (plural virions)

(virology) virion

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