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oncoretrovirus

oncoretrovirus noun: a retrovirus associated with a cancer.

Noun

oncoretrovirus (plural oncoretroviruses)

  1. A retrovirus associated with a cancer

Forms of oncoretrovirus

pluraloncoretroviruses

Origin of oncoretrovirus

From onco- + retrovirus.

Questions about oncoretrovirus

What does oncoretrovirus mean?
Oncoretrovirus means a retrovirus associated with a cancer.
What part of speech is oncoretrovirus?
Oncoretrovirus is a noun.
What is the plural of oncoretrovirus?
The plural of oncoretrovirus is oncoretroviruses.

Words near oncoretrovirus in the dictionary

  1. oncoproteomic
  2. oncoproteomics
  3. oncoregulator
  4. oncoregulators
  5. oncoretroviral
  6. oncoretrovirus
  7. oncoretroviruses
  8. oncoribosome
  9. oncoribosomes
  10. oncornaviral
  11. oncornavirus

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