viroporin

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noun

Any of a family of viral porins

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Meanings

nounviroporin (plural viroporins)

plural viroporins

  1. Any of a family of viral porins

    M2 is a viroporin that plays an important role during the early stages of virus entry.

    2015 February 13, Lei Deng et al., “M2e-Based Universal Influenza A Vaccines”, in Vaccines, volume 3, →DOI

Origin

From viro- + porin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

provirion
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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