noun Etymology: French, from virien viral (from virus virus) + -on 2-on Date: 1959 a complete virus particle that consists of an RNA or DNA core with a protein coat sometimes with external envelopes and that is the extracellular infective form of a virus
VIRION
Meaning of VIRION in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012