prionic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to or caused by a prion.

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Meanings

adjectiveprionic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to or caused by a prion.

    The first prionic disease to be described was scrapie (mid-eighteenth century) seen with sheep and goats. The most recognized animal form of prionic disease is BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy), referred to as “mad cow disease”, […]

    2019, Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima, Gabriel Ivbijaro, Primary Care Mental Health in Older People: A Global Perspective, page 283

Origin

From prion + -ic.

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Translations

Italian prionico
  • prionicopertaining to a prion
Spanish priónico
  • priónicopertaining to a prion

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

prionic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prionic

MLA

“prionic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prionic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prionic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prionic.

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