virion

English Thesaurus

1. (virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses) (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	particle, subatomic particle,
definition	:	a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions (noun.object)

part holonym	:	capsid,
definition	:	the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus (noun.animal)

domain category	:	virus,
definition	:	(virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein (noun.animal)