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Mandarin · pinyin ruǎn dú tǐ

prion (molecular biology)

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朊: Look up this written character
毒: dú · poison, venom; poisonous
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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3–2–3 · ruan3 du2 ti3

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noun

(biology) prion

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