subviral

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English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ viral.

Adjective

subviral (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to a structural part of a virus.
    • 2009 February 13, Donald B. Stoltz, James B. Whitfield, “VIROLOGY: Making Nice with Viruses”, in Science, volume 323, number 5916, →DOI, pages 884–885:
      Consider a typical definition for "virus": a transmissible agent that in extracellular form consists of a DNA or RNA genome minimally packaged within a protein coat, replicating by the coordinated assembly of subviral components, rather than by growth and division. "

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /subbiˈɾal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: sub‧vi‧ral

Adjective

subviral m or f (masculine and feminine plural subvirales)

  1. subviral