subviral

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adjective

Pertaining to a structural part of a virus.

OriginEnglish viral ← Latin sub- →
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Meanings

adjectivesubviral (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to a structural part of a virus.

    Consider a typical definition for "virus": a transmissible agent that in extracellular form consists of a DNA or RNA genome minimally packaged within a protein coat, replicating by the coordinated assembly of subviral components, rather than by growth and division. "

    2009 February 13, Donald B. Stoltz, James B. Whitfield, “VIROLOGY: Making Nice with Viruses”, in Science, volume 323, number 5916, →DOI, pages 884–885

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishviral
  5. Englishsubviral

From sub- + viral.

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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