virus

Letters that make virus

s, r, i, u, v are letters that make 'virus'

Words within virus

IR, vi, VI, Rus, US, Ir, Ru are words within 'virus'

3 possible definitions for 'virus'

Virus as "(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"

Under this definition, virus is a noun and has the following properties:

virus as a type

'virus' can be a type of infectious agent, infective agent, microorganism, micro-organism.

Types of virus

bacteriophage, arbovirus, arborvirus, phage, plant virus, animal virus, slow virus, tumor virus, vector are types of 'virus'.

virus as a category

'virus' can be a category of virology.

virus as a category

rheumatoid arthritis, inoculant, inoculum, virion, rheumatism, atrophic arthritis are categories of 'virus'.

Derivatives of virus

viral is a derivative of virus.

Virus as "a harmful or corrupting agency"

Under this definition, virus is a noun and has the following properties:

virus as a type

'virus' can be a type of representation, delegacy, agency.

Example of virus used within this context

"bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread", "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"

Virus as "a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer"

Under this definition, virus is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

computer virus has the same meaning as virus

virus as a type

'virus' can be a type of malevolent program.

Example of virus used within this context

"a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"


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