pseudovirion

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noun

A synthetic viral particle that cannot replicate, used to inject foreign nucleic acid into a cell.

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

nounpseudovirion (plural pseudovirions)

plural pseudovirions

  1. biologyA synthetic viral particle that cannot replicate, used to inject foreign nucleic acid into a cell.

Origin

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

From pseudo- + virion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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