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alphacoronavirus

alphacoronavirus noun: any coronavirus of the genus Alphacoronavirus.

Noun

alphacoronavirus (plural alphacoronaviruses)

  1. Any coronavirus of the genus Alphacoronavirus.
    • The nsp1 protein of transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), an alphacoronavirus, efficiently suppressed protein synthesis in mammalian cells.2011 January, Cheng Huang, “Alphacoronavirus Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus nsp1 Protein Suppresses Protein Translation in Mammalian Cells and in Cell-Free HeLa Cell Extracts but Not in Rabbit...
    • The recent discovery of novel alphacoronaviruses (alpha-CoVs) in European and Asian rodents revealed that rodent coronaviruses (CoVs) sampled worldwide formed a discrete phylogenetic group within this genus.2019, T Tsoleridis, “Shared common ancestry of rodent alphacoronaviruses sampled globally”, in Viruses, volume 11, page 125

Forms of alphacoronavirus

pluralalphacoronaviruses

Origin of alphacoronavirus

From the genus name.

Words formed from alphacoronavirus

Questions about alphacoronavirus

What does alphacoronavirus mean?
Alphacoronavirus means any coronavirus of the genus Alphacoronavirus.
What part of speech is alphacoronavirus?
Alphacoronavirus is a noun.
What is the plural of alphacoronavirus?
The plural of alphacoronavirus is alphacoronaviruses.

Words near alphacoronavirus in the dictionary

  1. alphabetology
  2. alphabets
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  4. alphacetylmethadol
  5. alphacoronaviral
  6. alphacoronavirus
  7. alphacoronaviruses
  8. alphacypermethrin
  9. alphadione
  10. alphadolone
  11. alphadontid

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