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prion

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹiːɒn/Part of speech nounSorted inoprStarts with PEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. An infectious misfolded protein linked to certain brain diseases.

Word origin

From (a reordering of) the initial letters of proteinaceous infectious particle. Coined by American neurologist and biochemist Stanley B. Prusiner in 1982.

Used in a sentence

  • Prions retain deep mysteries, the foremost of which is what on earth they exist for.

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