inovirus
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of the genus Inovirus of filamentous bacteriophages.
Example Sentences
- "With the exception of anelloviruses, bidnaviruses, spiraviruses, and some inoviruses, the replicative protein of ssDNA viruses is the so-called HUH endonuclease that cuts genomic DNA at a specific site and initiates rolling circle (or rolling hairpin) replication."
Etymology
From the genus name, translingual Inovirus.
Word Breakdown
- Root: Inovirus