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From Ancient Greek πέπλος (péplos, “outer garment”) + -mer. Compare peplos (“viral envelope”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
peplomer
Today it means: how viruses attach to cells; spike Full definition →
Today it means: how viruses attach to cells; spike Full definition →
From Ancient Greek πέπλος (péplos, “outer garment”) + -mer. Compare peplos (“viral envelope”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.