pseudotype

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noun

A viral vector having envelope proteins from two types of virus

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Meanings

nounpseudotype (plural pseudotypes)

plural pseudotypes

  1. biologyA viral vector having envelope proteins from two types of virus
  2. computingSomething resembling, or having certain characteristics of, a data type.

Origin

From pseudo- + type.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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