omicron variant
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Omicron variant¹
noun omicron variant · Omicron Variant
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The highly virulent B.1.1.529 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
It remains to be seen whether the Omicron variant newly identified from South Africa and carrying more than 50 point mutations in the genome, among which more than 30 are in the spike region, might out-compete Delta to become the next predominant strain in the near future.
Similar: omicron, omicron strain, omicron virus, Omicron, Omicron strain, Omicron virus
omicron variant²
noun
- Alternative form of Omicron variant
Omicron Variant³
noun
- Alternative form of Omicron variant
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noun strain of the COVID-19 virus
| Español | variante ómicron |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오미크론 변이 omikeuron byeoni |
| 日本語 | オミクロン株 omikuron kabu |
| 中文 | 奧密克戎毒株 /奥密克戎毒株 Àomìkèróng dúzhū |
| Português | variante ómicron |
| Français | variant omicron |
| Deutsch | Omikron-Variante |
| Română | variantă omicron |
| Русский | омикро̀н-вариа́нт omikròn-variánt |
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title = {omicron variant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/omicron%20variant},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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