virion

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US/ˈvaɪɹiɑn/US/ˈvɪɹiɑn/UK/ˈvaɪɹiən/UK/ˈvɪɹiɒn/

noun

A single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).

OriginFrench virion →
UncommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

nounvirion (plural virions)

plural virions

  1. biologyA single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).

Origin

  1. Frenchvirion
  2. Englishvirion

From French virion. By surface analysis, virus + -on.

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Translations

Chinese 病毒体
  • 病毒体 (bìngdútǐ)particle of a virus
Czech virion
  • virionparticle of a virus
Finnish virioni
  • virioniparticle of a virus
French virion
  • virionparticle of a virus
German Virion
  • Virionparticle of a virus
Hungarian sejten kívüli vírusrészecske, egyedülálló vírus
  • sejten kívüli vírusrészecskeparticle of a virus
  • egyedülálló vírusparticle of a virus
Korean 비리온
  • 비리온 (birion)particle of a virus
Polish wirion
  • wirionparticle of a virus
Portuguese vírion, virião
  • vírionparticle of a virus
  • viriãoparticle of a virus
Spanish virión
  • viriónparticle of a virus

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with virion

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Anagrams

virino
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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