"uncoat" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: uncoats [present, singular, third-person], uncoating [participle, present], uncoated [participle, past], uncoated [past]
Etymology: From un- + coat. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|coat}} un- + coat Head templates: {{en-verb}} uncoat (third-person singular simple present uncoats, present participle uncoating, simple past and past participle uncoated)
  1. (virology, intransitive) (of the capsid shell) to dissociate from the viral core in the host cell cytoplasm Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Virology
    Sense id: en-uncoat-en-verb-XsHL5M0b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences, virology
  2. (virology, transitive) To remove the viral capsid of a virus, leading to the release of the viral genomic nucleic acid. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Virology
    Sense id: en-uncoat-en-verb-uP5HWy9g Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 53 47 Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences, virology

Inflected forms

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