virus particle
noun
virus particles
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pluralof virus particle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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People usually become infected by breathing in air contaminated with virus particles from rodent urine, droppings, or saliva.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
If infected rodents are confirmed on board, public-health officials might require a thorough decontamination—a process that, according to the CDC, involves wetting all surfaces with disinfectants before cleaning to avoid sending virus particles airborne.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
In the process it acquired a new neuraminidase, the N in H5N1 and the protein the virus uses to detach new virus particles from the cell that produced them.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 5, 2024
"It binds and inhibits viral neuraminidase expressed on both free virus particles and virus-infected cells," he said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024
When a. filovirus begins to amplify itself in a human being, the incubation period is from three to eighteen days, while the number of virus particles climbs steadily in the bloodstream.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
