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Meaning of VIRINO

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  (microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system; consists of nucleic acid in a protective coat of host cell proteins
 

VIRINO is a 6 letter word that starts with V.

 

 See Also: particle

 

 

Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A proposed infectious particle composed of protein and a short sequence of nucleic acids that doesn't code for any proteins.
 

 

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