Definitions

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • 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

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word virino.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.