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crown virus

crown virus noun: a member of the family Coronaviridae; a coronavirus.

Noun

crown virus (plural crown viruses)

  1. (rare) A member of the family Coronaviridae; a coronavirus.
    • Inventions: 14 (9); e.g.: specific gamma-globulin against Auesky disease; ethanol vaccine against Auesky disease, bivalent vaccine against parainfection and adenoviruses of calves; inactivated vaccine against rhinotracheitis of cattle; three-valent serum against respiratory diseases of calves...1993, “Haralambiev, Haralambi Evtimov”, in Who's who: Bulgaria '93, Sofia: Inter-idea, page 114
    • Primarily the work of Hildebert Wagner at the Institute for Pharmaceutical Biology, Munich, and Klaus Keplinger at Innsbruck University, studies revealed that cat's claw was antiviral in the feline crown virus, the lamb Maed visna virus, human herpesvirus, and effective against neurobronchitis and...2000, Herbal Companion to AHFS DI 2001, Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, →ISBN, page 15

Forms of crown virus

pluralcrown viruses

Questions about crown virus

What does crown virus mean?
Crown virus means a member of the family Coronaviridae; a coronavirus.
What part of speech is crown virus?
Crown virus is a noun.
What is the plural of crown virus?
The plural of crown virus is crown viruses.

Words near crown virus in the dictionary

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  2. crown sheets
  3. crown shyness
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  5. Crown Vics
  6. crown virus
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  8. crown ward
  9. crown wards
  10. crown wheel
  11. crown wheels

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