gammaretrovirus

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noun

Any retrovirus of the genus Gammaretrovirus.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

noungammaretrovirus (plural gammaretroviruses)

plural gammaretroviruses

  1. Any retrovirus of the genus Gammaretrovirus.

Origin

  1. Latinretro+virus
  2. Ancient Greekγάμμα/γ/Γ
  3. Englishgammaretrovirus

From gamma + retrovirus. From Ancient Greek γάμμα/γ/Γ (gámma/g/G) + Latin retro+virus.

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gammaretrovirus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gammaretrovirus

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Chicago

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