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xenotrophic

xenotrophic is the misspelling of xenotropic.

Meaning of xenotropic

Adjective

xenotropic (not comparable)

  1. Describing a virus growing in tissue of an organism other than its normal host.
    • An article published online Thursday in the journal Science reports that 68 of 101 patients with the syndrome, or 67 percent, were infected with an infectious virus, xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus, or XMRV. By contrast, only 3.7 percent of 218 healthy people were infected.2009 October 9, Denise Grady, “Virus Is Found in Many With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome”, in New York Times

Questions about xenotrophic

What is xenotrophic the misspelling of?
Xenotrophic is the misspelling of xenotropic.

Words near xenotrophic in the dictionary

  1. xenotransplanting
  2. xenotransplantings
  3. xenotransplants
  4. xenotrichulid
  5. xenotrichulids
  6. xenotrophic
  7. xenotropic
  8. xenotropism
  9. xenotumor
  10. xenotumors
  11. xenoturbellan

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