viroid

English

Etymology

From virus +‎ -oid.

Noun

viroid (plural viroids)

A short section of RNA but without the protein coat typical of viruses, that are plant pathogens
Any of certain defective viruses, such as hepatitis D, a human pathogen.

Synonyms

Viroidales

Translations

certain defective viruses

French: viroïde (fr) m
Icelandic: veirungur m
Portuguese: viroide m

References

viroid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
viroid on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

Vidrio

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