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capsomere

[ kap-suh-meer ]
/ ˈkæp səˌmɪər /

noun

any of the protein subunits of a capsid.

Nearby words

  1. capsaicin,
  2. capsian,
  3. capsicum,
  4. capsid,
  5. capsize,
  6. capstan,
  7. capstan bar,
  8. capstan lathe,
  9. capstan table,
  10. capstone

Origin of capsomere

1960–65; < French capsomère; see capsid1, -o-, -mere
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British Dictionary definitions for capsomere

capsomere

/ (ˈkæpsəˌmɪə) /

noun

any of the protein units that together form the capsid of a virus
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Medicine definitions for capsomere

capsomere

[ kăp′sə-mîr′ ]

n.

A subunit of a viral capsid.
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