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2024
viroid
viroid
English
Noun
viroid
(
plural
viroids
)
plant
pathogens
, of the order
Viroidales
, that consist of just a short section of
RNA
but without the protein coat typical of
viruses
human
pathogen
, most notably
hepatitis
D.
Etymology
virus
+
-oid
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