Words containing irus
4 letter words containing irus
- irus — Irvine Research Unit in Software
5 letter words containing irus
- virus — 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.
6 letter words containing irus
- epirus — a region of NW Greece, part of ancient Epirus ceded to Greece after independence in 1830
7 letter words containing irus
- jabirus — Plural form of jabiru.
- 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.
8 letter words containing irus
- antirust — (of a product or procedure) effective against rust
- babirusa — a wild pig, Babyrousa babyrussa, inhabiting marshy forests in Indonesia. It has an almost hairless wrinkled skin and enormous curved canine teeth
- 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.
- provirus — a viral form that is incorporated into the genetic material of a host cell.
- reovirus — any large virus of the family Reoviridae, having double-stranded RNA and a polyhedral capsid, including those causing infantile gastroenteritis.
9 letter words containing irus
- antivirus — a piece of software designed to prevent viruses entering a computer system or network
- arbovirus — any one of a group of viruses that cause such diseases as encephalitis and dengue and are transmitted to humans by arthropods, esp insects and ticks
- babirusas — Plural form of babirusa.
- echovirus — any of numerous retroviruses of the picornavirus group, some harmless and others associated with various human disorders, as aseptic meningitis.
- 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.
10 letter words containing irus
- adenovirus — any of a group of viruses that can cause upper respiratory diseases in man
- alphavirus — Any virus of the genus Alphavirus (family Togaviridae).
- anti-virus — Anti-virus software is software that protects a computer against viruses.
- arenavirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Arenaviridae, usually transmitted to humans by contact with excreta of infected rodents.
- flavivirus — Any of a group of RNA viruses, mostly having arthropod vectors, that cause a number of serious human diseases including yellow fever, dengue, various types of encephalitis, and hepatitis C.
11 letter words containing irus
- arboviruses — Plural form of arbovirus.
- baculovirus — any of a family of viruses that attack insects and other arthropods, used as biological pesticides
- coronavirus — a type of airborne virus accounting for 10-30% of all colds
- echoviruses — Plural form of echovirus.
- enterovirus — Any of a group of RNA viruses (including those causing polio and hepatitis A) that typically occur in the gastrointestinal tract, sometimes spreading to the central nervous system or other parts of the body.
12 letter words containing irus
- adenoviruses — Plural form of adenovirus.
- alphaviruses — Plural form of alphavirus.
- arenaviruses — Plural form of arenavirus.
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.
- lentiviruses — Plural form of lentivirus.
13 letter words containing irus
- coronaviruses — Plural form of coronavirus.
- enteroviruses — Plural form of enterovirus.
- herpesviruses — Plural form of herpesvirus.
- morbillivirus — a genus of viruses in the family Paramyxoviridae causing infectious diseases such as measles, distemper, or rinderpest
- 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.
14 letter words containing irus
- coxsackievirus — any of a group of enteroviruses that cause several diseases, as viral meningitis
- oncornaviruses — Plural form of oncornavirus.
- orthomyxovirus — Any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes.
- papillomavirus — any of several viruses of the family Papovaviridae, containing circular DNA, causing papillomas in various animals and responsible for human genital warts.
15 letter words containing irus
- cytomegalovirus — a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
17 letter words containing irus
- cytomegaloviruses — Plural form of cytomegalovirus.
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