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How to say: retrovirus
Spelling:
Retrovirus
Syllables
retrovirus
US accent
/ɹˌɛtɹoʊvˈaɪɹəs/
UK accent
/ɹˌɛtɹəʊvˈaɪɹəs/
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Definition
Definition — any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell