filterable virus

filterable virus

noun

Definition of FILTERABLE VIRUS

: any of the infectious agents that pass through a filter especially of diatomite or unglazed porcelain with the filtrate and remain virulent and that include the viruses as presently understood and various other groups (as the mycoplasmas and rickettsiae) which were originally considered viruses before their cellular nature was established

Variants of FILTERABLE VIRUS

filterable virus also filtrable virus