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prion
English
Etymology 1
From (a reordering of) the initial letters of proteinaceous infectious particle. Coined in 1982 by Stanley B. Prusiner.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p?i??n/, /?p?a??n/
Noun
prion (plural prions)
- (molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 277:
- Prions retain deep mysteries, the foremost of which is what on earth they exist for.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 277:
Derived terms
- prion disease
Translations
Etymology 2
From Prion (former genus name), from Ancient Greek ????? (prí?n, “saw”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p????n/
Noun
prion (plural prions)
- A petrel of the genus Pachyptila.
Synonyms
- (petrel of the genus Pachyptila): pachyptile (rare)
Translations
See also
- bovine spongiform encephalopathy
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- kuru
- mad cow disease
- New Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
- scrapie
- viroid
Anagrams
- Ripon, orpin, ponir, porin, proin, rip on, ripon
French
Noun
prion m (plural prions)
- prion
Spanish
Alternative forms
- prión
Noun
prion m (plural priones)
- prion
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proin
English
Pronunciation
Verb
proin (third-person singular simple present proins, present participle proining, simple past and past participle proined)
- Obsolete form of prune.
Anagrams
- Ripon, orpin, ponir, porin, prion, rip on, ripon
Latin
Adverb
proin (not comparable)
- Alternative form of proinde
References
- proin in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- proin in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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