Definition of Prion

1. Noun. (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system.

Category relationships: Microbiology
Generic synonyms: Particle, Subatomic Particle

Definition of Prion

1. a protein particle [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prion

printmaker
printmakers
printmaking
printmakings
printout
printouts
prints
print buffer
print media
print over
print run
print seller
print shop
Priodontes
Priodontes giganteus
prion (current term)
Prionace
Prionace glauca
Prionotus
Prionotus carolinus
prions
prior
prior(a)
priorate
priorates
prioress
prioresses
priories
priorities
prioritise

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