VIRUSOID

viroid, virusoid

(noun) the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

virusoid (plural virusoids)

A circular single-stranded RNA, similar but not identical to a viroid, dependent on plant viruses for replication and encapsidation.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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