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heteroencapsidation

heteroencapsidation noun: the encapsidation of the genetic material of one type of virus with the coat protein of another.

Noun

heteroencapsidation (usually uncountable, plural heteroencapsidations)

  1. (usually) The encapsidation of the genetic material of one type of virus with the coat protein of another

Forms of heteroencapsidation

pluralheteroencapsidations

Origin of heteroencapsidation

From hetero- + encapsidation.

Questions about heteroencapsidation

What does heteroencapsidation mean?
Heteroencapsidation means the encapsidation of the genetic material of one type of virus with the coat protein of another.
What part of speech is heteroencapsidation?
Heteroencapsidation is a noun.
What is the plural of heteroencapsidation?
The plural of heteroencapsidation is heteroencapsidations.

Words near heteroencapsidation in the dictionary

  1. heteroecism
  2. heteroecismal
  3. heteroecy
  4. heteroelement
  5. heteroelements
  6. heteroencapsidation
  7. heteroencapsidations
  8. heteroenzymatic
  9. heteroenzyme
  10. heteroenzymes
  11. heteroepitactic

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