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Noun: virino
  1. (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

Derived forms: virinos

Type of: particle, subatomic particle

Encyclopedia: Virino, Vologda Oblast

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