B.1.1.529
Translingual
This Translingual term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.Wikidata
Alternative forms
- B11529, B-1-1-529, B 1 1 529, B-11529
Etymology
From being a heavily mutated variant occurring in the B.1.1 family. "B.1.1.529" is the 529th sublineage of "B.1.1" registered under Pango notation.
Proper noun
B.1.1.529
- (virology) The Omicron variant: A virulent variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; first detected in November 2021 in Botswana, becoming dominant in Gauteng, South Africa.
Synonyms
virus
- 21K
- GR/484A
- ο (omicron)
Hypernyms
virus
- Coronavirus
- CoV
- SARS-CoV-2
- SARSr-CoV
- Virus
Hyponyms
virus
- B.1.1.529.1 (the original B.1.1.529 strain)
- B.1.1.529.2
- B.1.1.529.3
- B.1.1.529.4
- B.1.1.529.5
- BA.1 (the original B.1.1.529 strain)
- BA.2
- BA.3
- BA.4
- BA.5
- XE (recombinant subvariant resulting from BA.1 and BA.2 mixture)
Coordinate terms
virus
- C.1.2 (mid-2021 South African variant)
Derived terms
virus
- B.1.1.529.1
- B.1.1.529.2
- B.1.1.529.3
- B.1.1.529.4
- B.1.1.529.5
- BA.1
- BA.2
- BA.3
- BA.4
- BA.5
Related terms
virus
- B.1.1.248 (Brazilian variant)
- B.1.1.7 (UK variant)
- B.1.351 (South African variant)
- B.1.617 (India variant)
Descendants
- English: lineage B.1.1.529
- English: B.1.1.529 lineage
Translations
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Further reading
- (virus):
B.1.1.529 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia