נגיף

Hebrew

Root
נ־ג־ף (n-g-p)
2 terms

Noun

נְגִיף • (n'gíf) m (plural indefinite נְגִיפִים, singular construct נְגִיף־)

  1. virus (a submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms))

Synonyms

References

  • “נגיף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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