prion

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpɹiːɒn/, /ˈpɹaɪən/

Noun

prion (plural prions)

1. (molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
   • 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 277:

     Prions retain deep mysteries, the foremost of which is what on earth they exist for.

Translations

• French: prion
• German: Prion
• Italian: prione
• Portuguese: prião (Portugal), príon (Brazil)
• Russian: прио́н
• Spanish: prion

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpɹʌɪən/

Noun

prion (plural prions)

1. A petrel of the genus Pachyptila.

Synonyms

• (petrel of the genus Pachyptila) pachyptile qual rare

Translations

• Russian: китовая пти́чка
• Spanish: pato-petrel

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