virino

Definitions of virino
  1. noun
    (microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system; consists of nucleic acid in a protective coat of host cell proteins
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    type of:
    particle, subatomic particle
    a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
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