virus
nounHow to pronounce virus:
Definition of virus:
- virus (noun):
- filterable virus
- (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein.
- any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an rna or dna core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants
Synonyms for virus:
animal virus
arborvirus
bacteriophage
cancer
computer virus
contagion
disease
infectious agent
infective agent
micro-organism
microorganism
phage
plant virus
poison
slow virus
toxic
toxin
tumor virus
vector
Antonyms for virus:
antivirulence
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- donna
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- sacred
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