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Definition of "nonenveloped" [nonenveloped]

  • Without a viral envelope. (adjective)

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Use "nonenveloped" in a sentence
  • "In the lab, writes its inventor, Todd Rider of MIT's Lincoln Laboratory, "we have demonstrated that Dracos are effective against viruses with DNA, dsRNA, positive-sense ssRNA, and negative-sense ssRNA genomes; enveloped and nonenveloped viruses; viruses that replicate in the cytoplasm and viruses that replicate in the nucleus; human, bat and rodent viruses; and viruses that use a variety of cellular receptors.""
  • "Other methods that result in inactivation of picornaviruses and other nonenveloped viruses include sodium hypochlorite, formaldehyde, and proteinase K."
  • "Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are nonenveloped viruses with a double-stranded circular DNA genome"