VIROID


Meaning of VIROID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvī-ˌrȯid ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin vir us + English -oid

Date: 1971

: any of two families ( Pospiviroidae and Avsunviroidae ) of subviral particles that consist of a small single-stranded RNA arranged in a closed loop without a protein shell and that replicate in their host plants where they may or may not be pathogenic

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