Retrovirus

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  • noun. Any of a family of viruses, many of which produce tumors, that contain RNA and reverse transcriptase, including HIV.
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  • noun. A virus that has a genome consisting of RNA.
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  • noun. any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell
    • Word Usage
    "* The term retrovirus was coined later by virologists."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    animal virus  
    Hyponym
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    HIV  htlv-1  human immunodeficiency virus  human t-cell leukemia virus-1  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cyrus  Iris  cytomegalovirus  desirous  iris  
    Same Context
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    5-speed  coplanar  earth-based  high-order  hyperinsulinemia  
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