PRION

prion

(noun) (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

prion (plural prions)

(molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.

Etymology 2

Noun

prion (plural prions)

A petrel of the genus Pachyptila.

Synonyms

• (petrel of the genus Pachyptila): pachyptile (rare)

Anagrams

• Ripon, orpin, ponir, porin, proin, rip on, ripon

Source: Wiktionary

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