PICORNAVIRUS

picornavirus

(noun) a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

picornavirus (plural picornaviruses)

Any of the family Picornaviridae of RNA viruses, many of which are pathogenic, causing diseases such as polio, foot-and-mouth disease, and many varieties of the common cold.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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