virino

Noun
  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 (synset 109422073)
    referred to in: microbiology - the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
    is a type of: particle, subatomic particle - a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

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