amphotropic virus
[ ăm′fə-trŏp′ĭk, -trō′pĭk ]
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n.
An oncornavirus that does not produce disease in its natural host, but does replicate in tissue culture cells of the host species and in cells from other species.
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Words nearby amphotropic virus
amphoriskos, amphoteric, amphotericin, amphotericin B, amphoterism, amphotropic virus, ampicillin, ample, amplexicaul, amplexifoliate, amplexus
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