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oncornavirus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
on-cor-navirus
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of RNA viruses, of the subfamily Oncornvirinae in the family Retroviridae, that cause tumors in various animals and in humans.

Etymology

From onco- + RNA + virus, following the pattern of picornavirus.

Inflected Forms

oncornaviruses (plural)

Derived Forms

oncornaviral

Questions

What does oncornavirus mean?
Any of a group of RNA viruses, of the subfamily Oncornvirinae in the family Retroviridae, that cause tumors in various animals and in humans.
Where does oncornavirus come from?
From onco- + RNA + virus, following the pattern of picornavirus.

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