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viroid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun viroid has 1 sense
- viroid(n = noun.animal) virusoid - the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat; Array is a kind of plant virus
OXFORD DICTIONARY
viroid, n. an infectious entity affecting plants, similar to a virus but smaller and consisting only of nucleic acid without a protein coat.
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