nucleocapsid
[ noo-klee-uh-kap-sid, nyoo- ]
/ ˌnu kli əˈkæp sɪd, ˌnyu- /
noun Microbiology.
the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
Words nearby nucleocapsid
nucleic acids, nucleic-acid probe, nucleiform, nuclein, nucleo-, nucleocapsid, nucleofugal, nucleohistone, nucleoid, nucleolar, nucleolar satellite
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Medicine definitions for nucleocapsid
nucleocapsid
[ nōō′klē-ō-kăp′sĭd ]
n.
The basic structure of a virus, consisting of a core of nucleic acid enclosed in a protein coat.
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