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ribovirus

ribovirus noun: an RNA virus other than a retrovirus.

Noun

ribovirus (plural riboviruses)

  1. An RNA virus other than a retrovirus

Forms of ribovirus

pluralriboviruses

Origin of ribovirus

From ribo- + virus.

Words formed from ribovirus

Questions about ribovirus

What does ribovirus mean?
Ribovirus means an RNA virus other than a retrovirus.
What part of speech is ribovirus?
Ribovirus is a noun.
What is the plural of ribovirus?
The plural of ribovirus is riboviruses.

Words near ribovirus in the dictionary

  1. ribotypes
  2. ribotypic
  3. ribotyping
  4. ribovanadyl
  5. riboviral
  6. ribovirus
  7. riboviruses
  8. ribozymatic
  9. ribozyme
  10. ribozymes
  11. ribozymic

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