viroïde
French, noun\vi.ʁo.id\
viroïde is a French masculine noun meaning “viroid (A short section of RNA but without the protein coat typical of viruses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Agent infectieux sans capside, formé d’un ARN simple brin circulaire se répliquant en cercle roulant, qui est…”.
What does viroïde mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineviroid (A short section of RNA but without the protein coat typical of viruses)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Agent infectieux sans capside, formé d’un ARN simple brin circulaire se répliquant en cercle roulant, qui est responsable de graves maladies des plantes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of viroïde
- viroïdes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce viroïde?
- \vi.ʁo.id\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to viroïde
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.