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prion

noun /praɪɑn/ 2 syllables 5 letters Scrabble 7 WWF 9
Definitions
noun

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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