virion
noun
- complete fully infectious extracellular virus particle
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪɹiɑn/ / /ˈvɪɹiɑn/ / /ˈvaɪɹiən/
noun
Etymology: From French virion. By surface analysis, virus + -on.
- A single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).