viruslike
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a word derived from
virus.
virusnounan ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nanometers in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
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They also cloak themselves in proteins that normally wrap around viral genomes, resulting in viruslike particles that can tag along when their operational counterparts spread.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 29, 2022
The project, which began in October 2018, has a budget of about €120,000 to develop a prototype vaccine based on viruslike particles that mimic viruses without being infectious.
From Science Magazine ● May 20, 2020
Because of Deutsche Bank’s size and its connections with hundreds of other major banks around the world, serious problems could spread, viruslike, to other financial institutions.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2020
An array of other approaches using genetic engineering, including "viruslike particles" and "synthetic peptides," is also being tested.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2009
Krugman's work was made possible by that of another researcher, Dr. Baruch Blumberg, who in 1963 identified a small viruslike particle called the Australia antigen, which is associated with one form of hepatitis.
From Time Magazine Archive
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