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Meaning of uncoat | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. (of the capsid shell) to dissociate from the viral core in the host cell cytoplasm
    intransitive
  2. To remove the viral capsid of a virus, leading to the release of the viral genomic nucleic acid.
    transitive

Examples

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

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

uncoated uncoating uncoats uncock uncocked uncocking

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