uncoat
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
Definition of uncoat
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(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
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(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.”
- (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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