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nucleocapsid

[ noo-klee-uh-kap-sid, nyoo- ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nucleocapsid1

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

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