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protovirus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-tovirus
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A DNA sequence capable of mutating into an oncogenic virus, proposed as a hypothesis to explain the origin of ribodeoxyviruses as arising from normal cellular components.

Etymology

From proto- + virus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

protoviruses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

protoviral

Questions

What does protovirus mean?
A DNA sequence capable of mutating into an oncogenic virus, proposed as a hypothesis to explain the origin of ribodeoxyviruses as arising from normal cellular components.
Where does protovirus come from?
From proto- + virus.

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