Virion
/ˈvaɪɹiɑn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).
- 2 (virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses) wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From French virion. By surface analysis, virus + -on.