capsomere

[ kap-suh-meer ]

noun
  1. any of the protein subunits of a capsid.

Origin of capsomere

1
1960–65; <French capsomère;see capsid1, -o-, -mere

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British Dictionary definitions for capsomere

capsomere

/ (ˈkæpsəˌmɪə) /


noun
  1. any of the protein units that together form the capsid of a virus

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