B.1.351

B.1.351

Translingual

This Translingual term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Alternative forms

• B-1-351

Proper noun

B.1.351

1. (virology) A virulent variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; first detected in 2020 in South Africa, and by the beginning of 2021, was the dominant strain in South Africa.

Synonyms

virus

• 20C/501Y.V2
• 501.V2
• 501Y.V2
• VOC-202012/02
• VOC 202012/02
• VOC 20DEC-02
• VOC-20DEC-02

 

Hypernyms

virus

• Coronavirus
• CoV
• SARS-CoV-2
• SARSr-CoV
• Virus

 

Coordinate terms

(virus):

• C.1.2 (mid-2021 South African variant)

 

(viral components)

• N501Y (mutant N501)
• E484K (mutant E484)
• K417N (mutant K417)
• Y501
• K484
• N417

Related terms

virus

• B.1.1.248 (Brazilian variant)
• B.1.1.529 (Botswana variant)
• B.1.1.7 (UK variant)
• B.1.617 (India variant)

 

Descendants

• English: lineage B.1.351
• English: B.1.351 lineage

Translations

Translations

English: South Africa variant, South African variant, lineage B.1.351, B.1.351 lineage, 501.V2 variant, variant 501.V2, variant of concern 202012/02, variant of concern 20DEC-02,

Further reading

• (virus): (English) B.1.351 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia