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prionlike

prionlike adjective: similar to a prion.

Adjective

prionlike (comparative more prionlike, superlative most prionlike)

  1. Similar to a prion.
    • A very rare polymorphism in the prion protein gene recently has been identified that appears to protect against prion disease; this finding, in addition to providing greater understanding of the prionlike mechanisms of neurodegenerative disorders, might lead to potential treatments.2015 December 21, Michael D. Geschwind, “Prion Diseases”, in Continuum (Minneap Minn), →DOI
    • The team also found that the traits followed prionlike inheritance patterns.2016 March 10, Rosanne Spector, “Prions can pass on beneficial traits, study finds”, in Stanford Medicine

Forms of prionlike

comparativemore prionlike
superlativemost prionlike

Origin of prionlike

From prion + -like.

Questions about prionlike

What does prionlike mean?
Prionlike means similar to a prion.
What part of speech is prionlike?
Prionlike is an adjective.

Words near prionlike in the dictionary

  1. prionaemia
  2. prionemia
  3. prionic
  4. prionisation
  5. prionization
  6. prionlike
  7. prionoceratid
  8. prionoceratids
  9. prionocerid
  10. prionocerids
  11. prionochezia

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