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decapsidate

decapsidate verb: to remove the capsid from (a virus).

Verb

decapsidate (third-person singular simple present decapsidates, present participle decapsidating, simple past and past participle decapsidated)

  1. To remove the capsid from (a virus)

Forms of decapsidate

third-person singular presentdecapsidates
present participledecapsidating
past participledecapsidated
pastdecapsidated

Origin of decapsidate

From de- + capsid + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about decapsidate

What does decapsidate mean?
Decapsidate means to remove the capsid from (a virus).
What part of speech is decapsidate?
Decapsidate is a verb.
What is the past tense of decapsidate?
The past tense of decapsidate is decapsidated.

Words near decapsidate in the dictionary

  1. decapping
  2. decappings
  3. decaprenoxanthin
  4. decaprenyl
  5. decaps
  6. decapsidate
  7. decapsidated
  8. decapsidates
  9. decapsidating
  10. decapsidation
  11. decapsulate

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