English Explanatory Dictionary

nucleocapsid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The core structure of a virus, consisting of nucleic acid surrounded by a coat of protein

Word forms

nucleocapsid nucleocapsids

Etymology

From nucleo- + capsid.

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