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filterable virus
noun
: any of the infectious agents that pass through a filter of diatomite or unglazed porcelain with the filtrate and remain virulent and that include the viruses and various other groups (such as the mycoplasmas and rickettsias) which were originally considered viruses before their cellular nature was established
Word History
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
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“Filterable virus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filterable%20virus. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
filterable virus
noun
: any of the infectious agents that remain infectious after passing through a filter with pores too fine for a bacterium to pass through
Medical Definition
filterable virus
noun
variants
also filtrable virus
: any of the infectious agents that pass through a filter especially of diatomite or unglazed porcelain with the filtrate and remain virulent and that include the viruses as presently understood and various other groups (as the mycoplasmas and rickettsiae) which were originally considered viruses before their cellular nature was established
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