subviral
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Related to subviral: Viroids
sub·vi·ral
(sŭb-vī′rəl)adj.
Relating to or being a particle that consists of either genetic material or protein and is smaller than a virus but has some of the properties of a virus: a subviral pathogen.
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subviral
(sʌbˈvaɪrəl)adj
(Biochemistry) of, caused by, or denoting a part of the structure of a virus
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sub•vi•ral
(sʌbˈvaɪ rəl)adj.
1. of or pertaining to any macromolecule smaller in size or possessing a lesser degree of organization than a comparable intact viral particle.
2. of or pertaining to a component or precursor particle of an intact infective virus.
[1960–65]
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