rotavirion

English

Etymology

From rota(virus) +‎ virion.

Noun

rotavirion (plural rotavirions)

  1. (virology) An individual particle of a rotavirus.
    • 2001, M. Barro, P. Mandiola, D. Chen, J. T. Patton, E. Spencer, “Identification of sequences in rotavirus mRNAs important for minus strand synthesis using antisense oligonucleotides”, in Virology, →DOI:
      The core of the rotavirion consists of three proteins, including the viral RNA polymerase, and 11 segments of double-stranded (ds)RNA.
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