provirus

NOUN
8 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

provirus is a valid 8-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1O1V4I1R1U1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING

What does provirus mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

CDNA copy of the RNA genome of a retrovirus; the genetic material of a virus as incorporated into and able to replicate with the genome of a host cell.