poxvirus

What does poxvirus mean?

poxvirus means "any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates".

How many syllables are in poxvirus?

poxvirus has 3 syllables and divides as pox-vi-rus under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is poxvirus a common word?

poxvirus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for poxvirus come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.