capsids

We have found lemma(root) word of capsids : capsid.

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[ˈkapsɪd], (Noun)

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Origin:
late 19th century: from modern Latin Capsidae (plural), from Capsus (genus name)


[ˈkapsɪd], (Noun)

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- the protein coat or shell of a virus particle, surrounding the nucleic acid or nucleoprotein core


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Origin:
1960s: coined in French from Latin capsa (see case)




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