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Vinony

polyprotein

noun

  1. Zika virus protein found in isolate Zika virus/A.taylori-tc/SEN/1984/41671-DAK
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English protein English polyprotein From poly- + protein.

  1. Any protein (especially ones produced by viruses) that cleave to produce a number of polypeptides, some of which act as hormones