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capsomere

[kap-suh-meer]

noun

  1. any of the protein subunits of a capsid.

capsomere

/ ˈkæpsəˌmɪə /

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of capsomere1

1960–65; < French capsomère; capsid 1, -o-, -mere
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Virologists are having to coin words such as virion, capsid and capsomere to describe viral particles and their parts.

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