htlv-1

1. 1.

   retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia

   Synonymshuman T-cell leukemia virus-1

   Broaderretrovirus

Questions about htlv-1

What does htlv-1 mean?

htlv-1 means "retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia".

How many syllables are in htlv-1?

htlv-1 has 1 syllable: htlv-1.

What is another word for htlv-1?

Close synonyms include human T-cell leukemia virus-1. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is htlv-1 a common word?

htlv-1 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.