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      capsid
      noun
      the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus
      a variety of leaf bug
      Roots
      capsacaps- · Latin · box, caseid-id · Latin · forming nouns
      Words related to capsid
      capsomerenucleocapsidvirionnuncoatingvirusoidnsubvirusnucleoproteinnmyxovirusnorthomyxovirusnhemagglutininsubviraladenovirusnpoxvirusnrhabdovirusnviroidnvirusnnonviralribonucleoproteinultraviruspicornavirusnglycoproteinnadenovirallentiviruspapovavirusnprovirusnparamyxovirusnfibrillincoronavirusreovirusnparainfluenza

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      Where does capsid come from?

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