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virion

vi·rion

UK/ˈvaɪɹiən/ US/ˈvaɪɹiɑn/ uncommon

noun

1.

(virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses)

Origin

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

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