pseudotyped

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adjective

Describing a chimeric virus formed with an alphaviral envelope and a retroviral capsid

OriginEnglish typed ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
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Meanings

adjectivepseudotyped (comparative more pseudotyped, superlative most pseudotyped)

comparative more pseudotyped · superlative most pseudotyped

  1. biologyDescribing a chimeric virus formed with an alphaviral envelope and a retroviral capsid

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishtyped
  6. Englishpseudotyped

From pseudo- + typed.

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APA

pseudotyped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudotyped

MLA

“pseudotyped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudotyped. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudotyped,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudotyped.

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