Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corona virus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: coro-n-a virus
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of coronavirus.

Example Sentences

"Some accompanying cytotoxicity has also been observed as well as slight activity against A59 corona virus without concurrent cytotoxicity [...]."
"[T]he common cold is attributed to rhinoviruses and corona viruses; [...]"

Inflected Forms

corona viruses (plural)

Questions

What does corona virus mean?: Alternative form of coronavirus.

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