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deltacron

deltacron noun: a double infection of the Delta variant and Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Noun

deltacron (uncountable)

  1. (informal, neologism) A double infection of the Delta variant and Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
  2. (informal, neologism) A recombinant form of SARS-CoV-2 resulting from Omicron and Delta

Origin of deltacron

Blend of delta + omicron.

Questions about deltacron

What does deltacron mean?
Deltacron means a double infection of the Delta variant and Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
What part of speech is deltacron?
Deltacron is a noun.

Words near deltacron in the dictionary

  1. deltabaculovirus
  2. deltabaculoviruses
  3. deltacism
  4. deltacoronavirus
  5. deltacoronaviruses
  6. deltacron
  7. deltaed
  8. deltafication
  9. deltafications
  10. deltaflexivirus
  11. deltaflexiviruses

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