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picornavirology

picornavirology noun: the scientific study of picornaviruses.

Noun

picornavirology (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of picornaviruses.
    • This author has little to add to their discussions on RNA replication; hence this chapter deals primarily with the structure and synthesis of picornaviral protein and places strong emphasis on comparative picornavirology.1976, Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat, Structure and assembly: assembly of small RNA viruses, page 132
    • The study of the pathogenesis of infection is the most important and yet the most difficult portion of classical picornavirology remaining to be solved.1994, Eckard Wimmer, Cellular Receptors for Animal Viruses, page 87

Questions about picornavirology

What does picornavirology mean?
Picornavirology means the scientific study of picornaviruses.
What part of speech is picornavirology?
Picornavirology is a noun.

Words near picornavirology in the dictionary

  1. picoradian
  2. picoradians
  3. picornaviral
  4. picornavirologist
  5. picornavirologists
  6. picornavirology
  7. picornavirus
  8. picornaviruses
  9. Picos
  10. Picos de Europa
  11. picosat

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