virino (n)

n09399198

type n
lex_filenum 17
def (microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system
def consists of nucleic acid in a protective coat of host cell proteins
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Hypernym particle, subatomic particle
Domain of synset - TOPIC microbiology
Incoming links
Member of this domain - TOPIC microbiology
Hyponym particle, subatomic particle

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