virino

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noun

A hypothetical infectious particle, consisting of nucleic acids in a protective coat of host cell proteins, once theorized to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system.

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Meanings

nounvirino (plural virinos)

plural virinos

  1. biologyA hypothetical infectious particle, consisting of nucleic acids in a protective coat of host cell proteins, once theorized to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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