English Explanatory Dictionary

uncoat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. (of the capsid shell) to dissociate from the viral core in the host cell cytoplasm
  2. To remove the viral capsid of a virus, leading to the release of the viral genomic nucleic acid.

Word forms

uncoat uncoats uncoating uncoated

Etymology

From un- + coat.

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