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retroviruses

retroviruses is the plural of retrovirus.

Meaning of retrovirus

Noun

retrovirus (plural retroviruses)

  1. Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.
    • Montagnier soon deduced that this was an RNA virus that could convert its genes into DNA and lodge into the human genome—a retrovirus.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 318
  2. (computer security) A computer virus that seeks to attack antivirus programs in an attempt to avoid detection.

Phrases with retroviruses

Questions about retroviruses

What is retroviruses the plural of?
Retroviruses is the plural of retrovirus.

Words near retroviruses in the dictionary

  1. retrovirological
  2. retrovirologist
  3. retrovirologists
  4. retrovirology
  5. retrovirus
  6. retroviruses
  7. retrovisceral
  8. retrovision
  9. retrovisions
  10. retroware
  11. retrowares

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