capsid
PROTEIN COAT THAT SURROUNDS THE INFECTIVE NUCLEIC ACID IN SOME VIRUS PARTICLES
Viral capsid; Core protein; Capsid proteins; Viral core; Nucleocapsid; Icosahedral capsid; Procapsid; Capsid protein; Capsids; Protein of the viral capsid; Viral coat protein; Virus capsids; Virus coat protein; Triangulation number; Nucleocapsids; Procapsids; Caspar-Klug theory; Ribonucleocapsid
capsid1
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noun another term for
mirid.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. Capsidae (former synonym of the family Miridae), from Capsus (genus name).
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capsid2
¦ noun Microbiology the protein coat or shell of a virus particle.
Origin
1960s: coined in Fr. from L.
capsa (see
case2).