capsid
noun/ˈkæp.sɪd/
Etymology From French capside.
1
The outer protein shell of a virus.
- Derived terms
- anticapsid, capsidal, capsidless, capsomere, encapsidation, intracapsid, multicapsid, nanocapsid, noncapsid, nucleocapsid, pericapsid, procapsid, supercapsid
- Related terms
- capsidated, capsidation, capsidial, plasmid