deltacron

English edit

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Etymology edit

Blend of delta +‎ omicron

Noun edit

deltacron (uncountable)

(medicine, informal, neologism) A double infection of the Delta variant and Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
(medicine, informal, neologism) A recombinant form of SARS-CoV-2 resulting from Omicron and Delta

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