See Also:

virino (iou) and pro- (oh)


virino (iou)



virino noun. Pl. -os. L20.
[from VIRUS + -ino dim. suffix (cf. -INO).]
Microbiology. A hypothetical infectious particle postulated as the cause of scrapie, consisting of a nucleic acid in a protective coat made from host cell proteins.

pro- (oh)



[Language: Old French; Origin: Latin, from Greek, from pro 'before, for']
supporting or approving of something
-opposite anti- anti-
::pro-American
::the pro-choice lobby
technical doing a job instead of someone
::the pro-vice-chancellor