dualtropic

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adjective

That can infect a cell by attaching to either of two coreceptors.

“A dualtropic HIV strain uses both the CCR5 and the CXCR4 coreceptors.”

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Meanings

adjectivedualtropic (not comparable)

alternative dual-tropic

  1. not comparablebiologyThat can infect a cell by attaching to either of two coreceptors.

    A dualtropic HIV strain uses both the CCR5 and the CXCR4 coreceptors.

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APA

dualtropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dualtropic

MLA

“dualtropic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dualtropic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dualtropic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dualtropic.

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