prion
5 letters · noun · scores 800 in SpellHuntr
noun
(microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system
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Prion disease shares many features.
Prions retain deep mysteries, the foremost of which is what on earth they exist for.
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