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viruses

vi·rus
V v

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vahy-ruh s]
    • /ˈvaɪ rəs/
    • /ˈvaɪə.rəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vahy-ruh s]
    • /ˈvaɪ rəs/

Definitions of viruses word

  • noun plural viruses an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope. 1
  • noun plural viruses Informal. a viral disease. 1
  • noun plural viruses a corrupting influence on morals or the intellect; poison. 1
  • noun plural viruses a segment of self-replicating code planted illegally in a computer program, often to damage or shut down a system or network. 1
  • noun viruses plural of virus. 0
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Origin of viruses

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Latin vīrus slime, poison; akin to ooze2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Viruses

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Viruses

viruses popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for viruses

noun viruses

All 7 Synonyms of viruses

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Related words

  • filovirus

    any of several filamentous, single-stranded RNA viruses of the family Filoviridae, defined by their unique appearance and reproductive strategies, as the Ebola and Marburg viruses.

  • papovavirus

    any of a group of DNA-containing human and animal viruses, including polyoma viruses and some papillomaviruses, most of which produce tumors.

  • paramyxovirus

    any of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.

  • poxvirus

    any of a group of large, brick-shaped DNA-containing viruses that infect humans and other animals, including the viruses of smallpox and various other poxes.

  • retrovirus

    any of a family of single-stranded RNA viruses having a helical envelope and containing an enzyme that allows for a reversal of genetic transcription, from RNA to DNA rather than the usual DNA to RNA, the newly transcribed viral DNA being incorporated into the host cell's DNA strand for the production of new RNA retroviruses: the family includes the AIDS virus and certain oncogene-carrying viruses implicated in various cancers.

  • vaccine

    any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing an innocuous form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody production.
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