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uncoating

uncoating noun: a process in which the viral capsid of a virus is removed, leading to the release of the viral genomic nucleic acid. Also the present participle and gerund of uncoat.

Noun

uncoating (uncountable)

  1. A process in which the viral capsid of a virus is removed, leading to the release of the viral genomic nucleic acid.

Also used as

uncoating is also the present participle and gerund of uncoat.

Questions about uncoating

What does uncoating mean?
Uncoating means a process in which the viral capsid of a virus is removed, leading to the release of the viral genomic nucleic acid.
What part of speech is uncoating?
Uncoating is a noun.

Words near uncoating in the dictionary

  1. uncoat
  2. uncoatable
  3. uncoated
  4. uncoated free sheet
  5. uncoated free sheets
  6. uncoating
  7. uncoats
  8. uncoaxable
  9. uncoaxed
  10. uncoaxing
  11. uncobbled

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