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virion

/ˈvaɪɹiɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
viri-on
IPA
/ˈvaɪɹiɑn/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From French virion. By surface analysis, virus + -on.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈvaɪɹiɑn/
  • British English: /ˈvaɪɹiən/

Inflected Forms

virions (plural)

Derived Forms

adenovirion coronavirion intravirion intravirionic kilovirion lentivirion nonvirion poliovirion polydnavirion previrion prion provirion

Phrases

naked virion

Frequently Paired Words

capsid

Rhymes With

syrian nigerian presbyterian criterion siberian trans-siberian algerian assyrian shakespearean hanoverian wagnerian tyrian

Questions

How do you pronounce virion?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvaɪɹiɑn/.
What does virion mean?
A single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).
Where does virion come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce virion

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