NUCLEOCAPSID


Meaning of NUCLEOCAPSID in English

/nooh'klee euh kap"sid, nyooh'-/ , n. Microbiol.

the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.

[ 1960-65; NUCLEO- + CAPSID ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .