Definition of retroviruses

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  • retroviruses is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
  • retroviruses is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
  • retroviruses is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of retroviruses


  • 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 (noun)

See definition of retroviruses in Merriam Webster