Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hepacivirus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hep-acivirus
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Hepacivirus of viruses in the family Flaviviridae.

Example Sentences

"HCV is a member of Flaviviridae family and genus hepacivirus reported back in 1989."

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

hepaciviruses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hepaciviral

Questions

What does hepacivirus mean?: Any of the genus Hepacivirus of viruses in the family Flaviviridae.
Where does hepacivirus come from?: From the genus name.

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