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Meaning of "virion" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VIRION

From vir(us) + ion.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VIRION

virion  [ˈvaɪrɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIRION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Virion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VIRION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

virion

Virus

A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms. Viruses can infect all types of life forms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea. Since Dmitri Ivanovsky's 1892 article describing a non-bacterial pathogen infecting tobacco plants, and the discovery of the tobacco mosaic virus by Martinus Beijerinck in 1898, about 5,000 viruses have been described in detail, although there are millions of different types. Viruses are found in almost every ecosystem on Earth and are the most abundant type of biological entity. The study of viruses is known as virology, a sub-speciality of microbiology. Virus particles (known as virions) consist of two or three parts: i) the genetic material made from either DNA or RNA, long molecules that carry genetic information; ii) a protein coat that protects these genes; and in some cases iii) an envelope of lipids that surrounds the protein coat when they are outside a cell. The shapes of viruses range from simple helical and icosahedral forms to more complex structures. The average virus is about one one-hundredth the size of the average bacterium.

Definition of virion in the English dictionary

The definition of virion in the dictionary is a virus in infective form, consisting of an RNA particle within a protein covering.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VIRION


Adrian
ˈeɪdrɪən
Assyrian
əˈsɪrɪən
Austrian
ˈɒstrɪən
Bulgarian
bʌlˈɡɛərɪən
fustilirian
ˌfʌstɪˈlɪrɪən
fustillirian
ˌfʌstɪˈlɪrɪən
historian
hɪˈstɔːrɪən
humanitarian
hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪən
Hungarian
hʌŋˈɡɛərɪən
librarian
laɪˈbrɛərɪən
Marian
ˈmɛərɪən
Nigerian
naɪˈdʒɪərɪən
Osirian
əʊˈsaɪrɪən
ovarian
əʊˈveərɪən
papyrian
pəˈpɪrɪən
Syrian
ˈsɪrɪən
Tyrian
ˈtɪrɪən
vegetarian
ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪən
Victorian
vɪkˈtɔːrɪən
Zyrian
ˈzɪrɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VIRION

viricidal
viricide
virid
viridescence
viridescent
viridian
viridite
viridity
virile
virilely
virilescence
virilescent
virilisation
virilism
virility
virilization
virilize
virilocal
virino
virogene

WORDS THAT END LIKE VIRION

alerion
Ben-Gurion
carrion
centurion
chorion
clarion
counterion
histrion
Hyperion
mitochondrion
morion
omophorion
orchestrion
Orion
prion
septentrion
synaxarion
troparion
turion
zwitterion

Synonyms and antonyms of virion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «virion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VIRION

Find out the translation of virion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of virion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «virion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

病毒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

virión
570 millions of speakers

English

virion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विरिअन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفيريون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вириона
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

virion
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

virion
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

virion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Virion
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Virion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビリオン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Virion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

virion
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முதிர்ந்த நச்சுயிரியின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विरिएन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

viriyonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

virione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wirion
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віріона
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

virion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λοιμογόνου παράγοντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

virion
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

virion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

virus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of virion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VIRION»

The term «virion» is regularly used and occupies the 87.407 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VIRION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «virion» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «virion» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about virion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIRION»

Discover the use of virion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to virion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Advances in Virion Research and Application: 2011 Edition: ...
Advances in Virion Research and Application: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyPaper™ that delivers timely, authoritative, and intensively focused information about Virion in a compact format.
‎2012
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Genetic Analysis of Papillomavirus Virion Morphogenesis
This is the first study propagating a HPV variant infectious virus in vitro, providing a foundation for future studies of HPV variants in raft cultures.
Horng-Shen Chen, 2008
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Adenoviruses: Model and Vectors in Virus-Host Interactions: ...
After three volumes on adenoviruses in 1995 the past years have seen rapid progress in the field of adenovirus research. Moreover, adenoviruses have attracted considerable interest as vectors in gene transfer regimens.
Walter Doerfler, Petra Böhm, 2003
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Advances in Virion Research and Application: 2013 Edition: ...
The editors have built Advances in Virion Research and Application: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about ZZZAdditional Research in this book to be deeper than what you can ...
‎2013
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Rubella Viruses
Structure of the virion Rubella virus virions are particles about 70nm in diameter with a lipid envelope containing two viral glycoproteins, E1 and E2, and a nucleocapsid, containing the positive-strand RNA molecule and the capsid protein, ...
Jangu Banatvala, Catherine Peckham, 2006
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Insect Pathology
... alkaline nuclease p74 Category Transcription/replication Transcription/ replication Virion structure/assembly Transcription/replication Transcription/ replication Virion structure/assembly Transcription/replication Transcription/ replication Virion ...
Fernando E. Vega, Harry K. Kaya, 2012
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West Nile Virus
THE STRUCTURE OF THE WEST NILE VIRUS VIRION AWest Nile virus particle is spherical in shape and approximately 40 to 60 nanometers in diameter. To give you an idea of how tiny this is, if 2,000 West Nile virus particles were stacked  ...
Jeffrey N. Sfakianos, 2009
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ADVANCES IN VIRUS RESEARCH
The virion RNA would be very susceptible to nuclease attack, since it is so large, and the secondary structure of the virion RNA appears to be important for its role as a template (primer) for the virion DNA polymerase (Section IIT, C). Another ...
Smith, Alison, 1973
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Molecular and Cell Biology of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
8.6 VIRION STRUCTURE AND LIFE CYCLE The Molluscum contagiosum virus ( MCV) particle is approximately 100 x 200 x 300 nm in size. On the strength of morphological studies by electron microscopy and histopathological similarities to ...
D.J. Wright, Leonard Archard, 1992
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Advances in Virus Research
A3 The A3L gene encodes the p4b/4b protein, a major component of the virion core that undergoes proteolytic processing during the IV to MV transition. The 73- kDa precursor is cleaved to a mature protein of 60 kDa, called 4b (Fig. 13), which  ...
‎2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIRION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term virion is used in the context of the following news items.
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Washington woman becomes first measles death in U.S. in 12 years
This thin-section transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed the ultrastructural appearance of a single virus particle, or virion, of measles virus. (CDC via ... «fox8.com, Jul 15»
2
A-form DNA for survival
The rod-shaped virion was known to be composed of thousands of copies of a small DNA–binding capsid protein. Using cryo-EM and comparative modeling ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
3
Connecticut Man Being Tested For Ebola After Returning From Liberia
... After Returning From Liberia. May 13, 2015 2:08 PM. A colorized transmission electron micrograph of an Ebola virus virion is seen. (credit: CDC/Getty Images) ... «CBS Local, May 15»
4
A Basic Cluster in the N Terminus of Yellow Fever Virus NS2A …
We found this NS3 mutation previously to be suppressive for the NS2Aα cleavage site Q189S mutant, also deficient in virion assembly. In this study, the ... «Journal of Virology, Apr 15»
5
X-ray Laser Sees Giant Mimivirus in 3D
Top: 3D reconstruction of a Mimivirus virion; the blue regions represent the areas of highest density. Bottom: computerized rendering shows a cutaway view of a ... «Sci-News.com, Mar 15»
6
Flu On A CPU
This ball then relaxes down into a smaller, 59-nanometer virion within 300 nanoseconds - an imperceptible amount of time on the macroscopic level, but roughly ... «Science 2.0, Feb 15»
7
"Virtual Virus" Unfolds the Flu on a CPU
"In the current publication, this is just a single virion in a water droplet -- but what could really get interesting is if we start putting in other molecules of interest, ... «Newswise, Feb 15»
8
Functional Comparison of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) and HSV …
Investigation of this trait demonstrated that it results from the decreased release of progeny virions into the culture medium. This appears to be due to a reduction ... «Journal of Virology, Feb 15»
9
The Nature of the N-Terminal Amino Acid Residue of HIV-1 RNase …
Reverse transcriptase (RT) of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is synthesized and packaged into the virion as a part of the GagPol polyprotein. «Journal of Virology, Jan 15»
10
Ebola no big concern to Californians, USC Dornsife/LA Times poll …
Ebola Virus Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an Ebola virus virion. (Photo/Frederick A. Murphy via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). «USC News, Oct 14»

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