subvirus en · NOUN
Etymology
From sub- + virus.
Meanings
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An organism or substance, such as a viral protein, that is smaller than a virus and has some viral properties.
Grélard et al.⁸⁷ determined the intimate structure of pseudoviral particles of hepatitis B subvirus using solid-state NMR, light scattering, and cryo-electron microscopy.
2015, Slawomir Pikula, Joanna Bandorowicz-Pikula, Patrick Groves, “NMR of lipids”, in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, volume 44, Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, →ISSN, page 391:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| subviruses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |