how to pronounce retrovirus
/ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈvaɪɹəs/
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retrovirus is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of retrovirus in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… retrovirus and what a retrovirus is is …”
meanings of retrovirus
noun:
- Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.
retrovirus frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word retrovirus occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics retrovirus can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that retrovirus can be often used in the following areas:
1) education, science, and technology;
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