PARAMYXOVIRUS

paramyxovirus

(noun) a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

paramyxovirus (plural paramyxoviruses)

(virology) Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

27 November 2024

NAUSEATING

(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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