uncoat

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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8
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11
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6

Definition of uncoat

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)(of the capsid shell) to dissociate from the viral core in the host cell cytoplasm
    “It takes only minutes, after entry into a cell, for a virus particle to uncoat.”
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verb

  1. (intransitive)(of the capsid shell) to dissociate from the viral core in the host cell cytoplasm
    “It takes only minutes, after entry into a cell, for a virus particle to uncoat.”
  2. (transitive)To remove the viral capsid of a virus, leading to the release of the viral genomic nucleic acid.

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Etymology

From un- + coat.

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