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delta variant

/ˈdɛltə ˈvɛəɹiənt/US/ˈdɛltə ˈvæɹiənt/

delta variant is the alternative letter-case form of Delta variant.

Noun capitalized: Delta variant

Delta variant

  1. The highly virulent B.1.617.2 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
    • If no new cases come from the Buff Club exposure site, it will be hard to believe politicians scaremongering that the delta variant is so infectious that all you have to do is walk past an infected person to get it.2021 July 2, The NT News, Darwin, page 23, column 2
    • Unlike other SARS-CoV-2 variants, the Delta variant can attach to copies of itself, forming larger aggregations, or clumps, of viral particles, suggests a study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health.2022 June 25, “Unique Binding Ability of Delta Variant”, in USA Today, page 6
    Synonyms:
    delta, delta strain, double mutant strain, double mutant variant, double mutation strain, double mutation variant, Indian strain, Indian variant, India strain, India variant

Synonyms of delta variant

  • delta
  • delta strain
  • double mutant strain
  • double mutant variant
  • double mutation strain
  • double mutation variant
  • Indian strain
  • Indian variant
  • India strain
  • India variant

Forms of delta variant

alternative formdelta variant
alternative formDelta Variant
alternative formδ variant
alternative formδ-variant
alternative formΔ variant
alternative formΔ-variant

Words formed from delta variant

  • Delta+
  • Delta+ variant
  • deltacron
  • Delta Plus
  • delta plus variant
  • Δ+
  • δ+-variant
  • δ+ variant

Questions about delta variant

What does delta variant mean?
Delta variant means the highly virulent B.1.617.2 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
What is delta variant the alternative letter-case form of?
Delta variant is the alternative letter-case form of Delta variant.
What part of speech is delta variant?
Delta variant is a noun.
How do you pronounce delta variant?
Delta variant is pronounced /ˈdɛltə ˈvæɹiənt/ (US).

Words near delta variant in the dictionary

  1. delta strain
  2. delta time
  3. delta times
  4. delta timing
  5. Delta Ursae Majoris
  6. delta variant
  7. delta wave
  8. delta wing
  9. delta wings
  10. delta-sigma converter
  11. delta-sigma converters

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