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rous sarcoma virus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
rous sar-co-ma virus
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A retrovirus that causes sarcoma in chickens.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

It was discovered in 1911 by Peyton Rous.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Rous sarcoma viruses (plural)

Questions

What does rous sarcoma virus mean?
A retrovirus that causes sarcoma in chickens.
Where does rous sarcoma virus come from?
It was discovered in 1911 by Peyton Rous.

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