Nucleocapsid Definition

no͝oklē-ō-kăpsĭd, nyo͝o-
noun
A structural unit of viruses consisting of nucleic acid enclosed by a protein coat, or capsid.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Nucleocapsid

Noun

Singular:
nucleocapsid
Plural:
nucleocapsids

Origin of Nucleocapsid

  • nucleo- +"Ž capsid

    From Wiktionary

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