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Rous sarcoma virus

Rous sarcoma virus noun: a retrovirus that causes sarcoma in chickens.

Noun

Rous sarcoma virus (countable and uncountable, plural Rous sarcoma viruses)

  1. A retrovirus that causes sarcoma in chickens.

Rous sarcoma virus meaning in Tamil

Rous sarcoma virus in Tamil

உரூ சதைப்புற்று வைரசு

Forms of Rous sarcoma virus

pluralRous sarcoma viruses

Origin of Rous sarcoma virus

It was discovered in 1911 by Peyton Rous.

Questions about Rous sarcoma virus

What does Rous sarcoma virus mean?
Rous sarcoma virus means a retrovirus that causes sarcoma in chickens.
What is Rous sarcoma virus in Tamil?
Rous sarcoma virus in Tamil is உரூ சதைப்புற்று வைரசு. See Rous sarcoma virus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Rous sarcoma virus?
Rous sarcoma virus is a noun.
What is the plural of Rous sarcoma virus?
The plural of Rous sarcoma virus is Rous sarcoma viruses.

Words near Rous sarcoma virus in the dictionary

  1. Rourkes
  2. Rourks
  3. Rous
  4. Rous Lench
  5. Rous Mill
  6. Rous sarcoma virus
  7. rousability
  8. rousable
  9. rousant
  10. Rousdon
  11. rouse

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Rous sarcoma virus (page history and authors); rous sarcoma virus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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