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coronavirologist

noun

Etymology

Blend of coronavirus + virologist.

Definitions

  1. A scientist who studies coronaviruses.

    • Coronaviruses were declared a distinct virus group by Tyrrell and an international group of coronavirologists in 1968, on the basis of their appearance under the electron microscope after negative staining, ether lability and RNA content.
    • Evidently, this will be the major challenge for coronavirologists in the years to come.
    • As a coronavirologist, I am tempted to translate the eponymic prefix as ‘crown’ and confer the regal attribute to my favourite viruses.

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