PROVIRUS


Meaning of PROVIRUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)prō-ˈvī-rəs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1949

: a form of a virus that is integrated into the genetic material of a host cell and by replicating with it can be transmitted from one cell generation to the next without causing lysis

• pro·vi·ral -rəl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.