subviral

subviral
/sub vuy"reuhl/, adj. Microbiol.
1. of or pertaining to any macromolecule smaller in size or possessing a lesser degree of organization than a comparable intact viral particle.
2. of or pertaining to a component or precursor particle of an intact infective virus.
[1960-65; SUB- + VIRAL]

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