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capsomere

[ kap-suh-meer ]

noun

  1. any of the protein subunits of a capsid.

capsomere

/ ˈ°ìæ±è²õəˌ³¾ÉªÉ™ /

noun

  1. any of the protein units that together form the capsid of a virus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of capsomere1

1960–65; < French ³¦²¹±è²õ´Ç³¾Ã¨°ù±ð; capsid 1, -o-, -mere
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Virologists are having to coin words such as virion, capsid and capsomere to describe viral particles and their parts.

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