Term: prion: (microbiology) 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
Broader: particle: a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions | Unrelated: beef jerky: strips of dried beef
Broader: particle: a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions | Unrelated: steprelationship: a family relationship by virtue of remarriage
Broader: particle: a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions | Unrelated: superannuation: the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)
Broader: particle: a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions | Unrelated: gonorhynchidae: coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus
Broader: particle: a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions | Unrelated: aether: personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness
Broader: particle: a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions | Unrelated: functional genomics: the branch of genomics that determines the biological function of the genes and their products
Broader: particle: a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions | Unrelated: halocarbon: one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens
Broader: particle: a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions | Unrelated: clarion: a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone
Broader: particle: a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions | Unrelated: motorcycling: riding a motorcycle
Broader: particle: a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions | Unrelated: designation: the act of designating or identifying something