RETROVIRUS


Meaning of RETROVIRUS in English

ret ‧ ro ‧ vi ‧ rus /ˈretrəʊˌvaɪərəs $ -troʊˌvaɪrəs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] technical

a ↑ virus of a type that includes some ↑ cancer viruses and the ↑ AIDS virus, but that also has a quality that makes it useful for ↑ genetic engineering

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.