virion
/ˈvaɪɹiən/US/ˈvaɪɹiɑn/
virion noun: a single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).
Noun
virion (plural virions)
virion meaning in Tamil
virion in Tamil
- முதிர்ந்த நச்சுயிரி, நச்சுயிரியன்
Forms of virion
| plural | virions |
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Origin of virion
From French virion. By surface analysis, virus + -on.
Words formed from virion
Questions about virion
- What does virion mean?
- Virion means a single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).
- What is virion in Tamil?
- Virion in Tamil is முதிர்ந்த நச்சுயிரி, நச்சுயிரியன். See Virion meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is virion?
- Virion is a noun.
- How do you pronounce virion?
- Virion is pronounced /ˈvaɪɹiɑn/ (US).
- What is the plural of virion?
- The plural of virion is virions.
Words near virion in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: virion (page history and authors); virion (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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