Definitions for virusoidˈvaɪ rəˌsɔɪd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vi•rus•oidˈvaɪ rəˌsɔɪd(n.)
a small particle of RNA associated with the larger RNA of some infectious plant viruses.
Category: Microbiology
Ref: Compare viroid.
Origin of virusoid:
1980–85
Princeton's WordNet
viroid, virusoid(noun)
the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat
Wiktionary
virusoid(Noun)
A circular single-stranded RNA, similar but not identical to a viroid, dependent on plant viruses for replication and encapsidation.
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