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- [prahy-on]
- /ˈpraɪ ɒn/
- /ˈpraɪ.ɒn/
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- [prahy-on]
- /ˈpraɪ ɒn/
Definitions of prion word
- noun prion a tiny proteinaceous particle, likened to viruses and viroids, but having no genetic component, thought to be an infectious agent in bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and similar encephalopathies. 1
- noun prion type of particle 1
- noun prion any of various dovelike petrels of the genus Pachyptila of the southern oceans that have a serrated bill 0
- noun prion a protein in the brain, an abnormal form of which is thought to be the transmissible agent responsible for certain spongiform encephalopathies, such as BSE, scrapie, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and kuru 0
- noun prion any of a group of tiny infectious agents composed mainly or entirely of protein: though lacking in demonstrable nucleic acid, prions are capable of self-replication and are thought to be the cause of various degenerative diseases of the nervous systems of vertebrates, as scrapie and kuru 0
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Origin of prion
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < New Latin < Greek príōn a saw
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Parts of speech for Prion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prion usage trend in Literature
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