"viroid" meaning in English

See viroid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: viroids [plural]
Etymology: From virus + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|virus|oid}} virus + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} viroid (plural viroids), {{tlb|en|virology}} (virology)
  1. A short section of RNA but without the protein coat typical of viruses, that are plant pathogens
    Sense id: en-viroid-en-noun-Plp-hZH7 Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences, virology
  2. Any of certain defective viruses, such as hepatitis D, a human pathogen. Categories (topical): Virology Translations (certain defective viruses): viroid [masculine] (Czech), viroïde [masculine] (French), veirungur [masculine] (Icelandic), viroide [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-viroid-en-noun-isRt53Tq Disambiguation of Virology: 26 74 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 86 Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences, virology Disambiguation of 'certain defective viruses': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Viroidales

Inflected forms

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