prionic

English

Etymology

prion +‎ -ic

Adjective

prionic (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to or caused by a prion.
   • 2019, Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima, Gabriel Ivbijaro, Primary Care Mental Health in Older People: A Global Perspective, page 283:

     The first prionic disease to be described was scrapie (mid-eighteenth century) seen with sheep and goats. The most recognized animal form of prionic disease is BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy), referred to as “mad cow disease”, […]

Translations

pertaining to a prion

• Italian: prionico (it)
• Spanish: priónico

Anagrams

• porcini