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nucleocapsid

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[noo-klee-uh-kap-sid, nyoo-] / ˌnu kli əˈkæp sɪd, ˌnyu- /

noun

Microbiology.

  1. the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.

Etymology

Origin of nucleocapsid

First recorded in 1960–65; nucleo- + capsid 1

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