virion

See also: viriön

English

Etymology

French virion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪɹiən

Noun

virion (plural virions)

1. (virology) A single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).

Derived terms

• naked virion
• nonvirion
• previrion
• prion
• provirion
• pseudovirion
• subvirion
• virionic

 

Translations

particle of a virus

• Chinese: 病毒体 (bìngdútǐ)
• Czech: virion
• Finnish: virioni (fi)
• French: virion (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Virion n
• Korean: 비리온 (birion)
• Spanish: virión m

See also

• capsid

Anagrams

• virino

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Czech

Noun

1. (virology) virion

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French

Noun

virion m (plural virions)

1. (virology) A virion.