Subvirus

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An organism or substance, such as a viral protein, that is smaller than a virus and has some viral properties.

    "Grélard et al.⁸⁷ determined the intimate structure of pseudoviral particles of hepatitis B subvirus using solid-state NMR, light scattering, and cryo-electron microscopy."

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"Grélard et al.⁸⁷ determined the intimate structure of pseudoviral particles of hepatitis B subvirus using solid-state NMR, light scattering, and cryo-electron microscopy."

Etymology

From sub- + virus.

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