UNCOATED

8 letters 11 Scrabble points

Definition of UNCOATED

verb
  1. (of the capsid shell) to dissociate from the viral core in the host cell cytoplasm

    "It takes only minutes, after entry into a cell, for a virus particle to uncoat."

  2. To remove the viral capsid of a virus, leading to the release of the viral genomic nucleic acid.

adjective
  1. Not coated

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters U N C O A T E D
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 11 points

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