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virocell

virocell noun: any cell, infected by a virus, whose primary function is to produce virions.

Noun

virocell (plural virocells)

  1. Any cell, infected by a virus, whose primary function is to produce virions

Forms of virocell

pluralvirocells

Origin of virocell

From viro- + cell.

Questions about virocell

What does virocell mean?
Virocell means any cell, infected by a virus, whose primary function is to produce virions.
What part of speech is virocell?
Virocell is a noun.
What is the plural of virocell?
The plural of virocell is virocells.

Words near virocell in the dictionary

  1. Virnig
  2. Virnigs
  3. viro-
  4. virobiome
  5. virobiomes
  6. virocell
  7. virocells
  8. viroceptor
  9. viroceptors
  10. virocidal
  11. virocontrol

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