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has gloss	(noun) (microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system; consists of nucleic acid in a protective coat of host cell proteins virino
has gloss	eng: The virino was a hypothetical infectious particle theorized to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system; it was thought to consist of nucleic acid in a protective coat of host cell proteins. It has now been discarded in favor of the prion as the cause of infection.
lexicalization	eng: virino
subclass of	(noun) a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions particle, subatomic particle

Meaning
Italian
has gloss	ita: Il virino è un'ipotetica particella contagiosa un tempo ritenuta essere causa della scrapie e di altre malattie degenerative del sistema nervoso, si pensava che consistesse in un acido nucleico avvolta da un rivestimento protettivo formato dalle proteine della cellula ospitante.
lexicalization	ita: virino

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has category	(noun) the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans microbiology
similar	e/Virino