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virokine

virokine noun: any of a group of proteins, similar to cytokines, that are produced by the action of some DNA viruses.

Noun

virokine (plural virokines)

  1. Any of a group of proteins, similar to cytokines, that are produced by the action of some DNA viruses

Forms of virokine

pluralvirokines

Origin of virokine

From viro- + -kine.

Questions about virokine

What does virokine mean?
Virokine means any of a group of proteins, similar to cytokines, that are produced by the action of some DNA viruses.
What part of speech is virokine?
Virokine is a noun.
What is the plural of virokine?
The plural of virokine is virokines.

Words near virokine in the dictionary

  1. viroidal
  2. viroidlike
  3. viroids
  4. viroimmunological
  5. viroimmunology
  6. virokine
  7. virokines
  8. virokinetic
  9. virokinetics
  10. Virolahti
  11. virole

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