virion

See also: viriön

English

Etymology

From French virion.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪɹiɑn/, /ˈvɪɹiɑn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈvɪɹiɒn/, /ˈvaɪɹiən/
• Rhymes: -ɪɹiɒn, -ɪɹiən

Noun

virion (plural virions)

1. (virology) A single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).

Derived terms

• adenovirion
• coronavirion
• intravirion
• intravirionic
• kilovirion
• lentivirion
• naked virion
• nonvirion
• polydnavirion
• previrion
• prion
• provirion
• pseudovirion
• retrovirion
• subvirion
• virionic

 

Translations

particle of a virus

• Chinese: 病毒体 (bìngdútǐ)
• Czech: virion
• Finnish: virioni (fi)
• French: virion (fr) m
• German: Virion (de) n
• Hungarian: sejten kívüli vírusrészecske sg, egyedülálló vírus sg
• Korean: 비리온 (birion)
• Polish: wirion m
• Portuguese: vírion m, virião m
• Spanish: virión m

See also

• capsid

Anagrams

• virino

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɪrɪjon]

Noun

virion m inan

1. (virology) virion

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

French

Etymology

From virus +‎ Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

virion m (plural virions)

1. (virology) virion