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coronavirologist

coronavirologist noun: a scientist who studies coronaviruses.

Noun

coronavirologist (plural coronavirologists)

  1. A scientist who studies coronaviruses.
    • Coronaviruses were declared a distinct virus group by Tyrrell and an international group of coronavirologists in 1968, on the basis of their appearance under the electron microscope after negative staining, ether lability and RNA content.1987, Susan Gale Robbins, Molecular Interactions in the Replication of Mouse Hepatitis Virus
    • Evidently, this will be the major challenge for coronavirologists in the years to come.1995, S. Siddell, The Coronaviridae, page 134

Examples of coronavirologist in a sentence

  • As a coronavirologist, I am tempted to translate the eponymic prefix as ‘crown’ and confer the regal attribute to my favourite viruses.2004 April 1, Marian C Horzinek, “The bright future of coronavirology”, in Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery:
  • “There has been such a deluge of attention on we coronavirologists,” said Susan R.2020 June 2, Alan Burdick, “Monster or Machine? A Profile of the Coronavirus at 6 Months”, in The New York Times:

Forms of coronavirologist

pluralcoronavirologists

Origin of coronavirologist

Blend of coronavirus + virologist.

Questions about coronavirologist

What does coronavirologist mean?
Coronavirologist means a scientist who studies coronaviruses.
How do you use coronavirologist in a sentence?
As a coronavirologist, I am tempted to translate the eponymic prefix as ‘crown’ and confer the regal attribute to my favourite viruses.
What part of speech is coronavirologist?
Coronavirologist is a noun.
What is the plural of coronavirologist?
The plural of coronavirologist is coronavirologists.

Words near coronavirologist in the dictionary

  1. coronators
  2. coronatos
  3. coronaviral
  4. coronavirion
  5. coronavirions
  6. coronavirologist
  7. coronavirologists
  8. coronavirology
  9. coronavirosis
  10. coronavirus
  11. coronavirus disease 2019

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