coat protein

noun

any protein that is a constituent of the capsid of a virus.

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Nearby words

coat flower, coat hanger, coat of arms, coat of mail, coat of many colors, coat protein, coat tree, coat-of-mail shell, coat-tail, coat-trailing, coatbridge

Origin of coat protein

First recorded in 1975–80

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