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gammaretrovirus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gam-maretro-virus
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any retrovirus of the genus Gammaretrovirus.

Etymology

From gamma + retrovirus. From Ancient Greek γάμμα/γ/Γ (gámma/g/G) + Latin retro+virus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

gammaretroviruses (plural)

Derived Forms

gammaretroviruslike

Phrases

retro-

Frequently Paired Words

alpharetrovirus betaretrovirus deltaretrovirus retro- retrovirus virus

Questions

What does gammaretrovirus mean?
Any retrovirus of the genus Gammaretrovirus.
Where does gammaretrovirus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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