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polyomavirus

polyomavirus noun: any of the papovaviruses, in family Polyomaviridae, that induce a wide variety of tumours in newborn animals.

Noun

polyomavirus (plural polyomaviruses)

  1. Any of the papovaviruses, in family Polyomaviridae, that induce a wide variety of tumours in newborn animals.

Forms of polyomavirus

pluralpolyomaviruses

Origin of polyomavirus

From polyoma + virus.

Words formed from polyomavirus

Questions about polyomavirus

What does polyomavirus mean?
Polyomavirus means any of the papovaviruses, in family Polyomaviridae, that induce a wide variety of tumours in newborn animals.
What part of speech is polyomavirus?
Polyomavirus is a noun.
What is the plural of polyomavirus?
The plural of polyomavirus is polyomaviruses.

Words near polyomavirus in the dictionary

  1. polyols
  2. polyoma
  3. polyomas
  4. polyomaviral
  5. polyomaviruria
  6. polyomavirus
  7. polyomaviruses
  8. polyomino
  9. polyominoes
  10. polyominos
  11. polyommatous

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