New American Oxford Dictionary
retrovirus
ret ro vi rus |ˌretrōˈvīrəs, ˈretrōˌvīrəs ˌrɛtroʊˈvaɪrəs | ▶noun Biology any of a group of RNA viruses that insert a DNA copy of their genome into the host cell in order to replicate, e.g., HIV. ORIGIN 1970s: modern Latin, from the initial letters of reverse transcriptase + virus .
Oxford Dictionary
retrovirus
retrovirus |ˈrɛtrəʊˌvʌɪrəs | ▶noun Biology any of a group of RNA viruses which insert a DNA copy of their genome into the host cell in order to replicate, e.g. HIV. DERIVATIVES retroviral adjective ORIGIN 1970s: modern Latin, from the initial letters of reverse transcriptase + virus .
Duden Dictionary
Retrovirus
Re t ro vi rus , Re tro vi rus Substantiv, Neutrum oder Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , das oder der |R e trovirus |das, außerhalb der Fachsprache auch: der Retrovirus meist im Plural aus englisch re verse tr anscriptase und Virus Tumore erzeugendes Virus
French Dictionary
rétrovirus
rétrovirus n. m. médecine Virus dont une forme, le VIH, provoque le sida.
Spanish Dictionary
retrovirus
retrovirus nombre masculino biol Virus de ácido ribonucleico que posee una enzima que convierte su material genético en ácido desoxirribonucleico al penetrar en una célula viva :el virus del sida es un retrovirus .El plural es retrovirus .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
retrovirus
r é tro v ì rus 名詞 C 〘生化 〙レトロウイルス 〘感染細胞内でDNAを合成するウイルス 〙.r é t ro v ì ral 形容詞