| ANTIVIRUS | • antivirus n. (Computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses. • anti-virus n. Alternative spelling of antivirus. • ANTIVIRUS adj. designed to counter viruses. |
| CURVITIES | • curvities n. Plural of curvity. • CURVITY n. the state of being curved. |
| FILOVIRUS | • filovirus n. Any virus of the Filoviridae family. • Filovirus prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the order Mononegavirales – consisting of the former species, now… • FILOVIRUS n. any member of a family of viruses that includes the agents responsible for Ebola virus disease and Marburg disease. |
| INCURSIVE | • incursive adj. Characterized by incursion; invasive. • INCURSIVE adj. making an incursion, invasive. |
| INTRUSIVE | • intrusive adj. Tending to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without permission… • intrusive adj. (Geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, into the cavities or between the cracks… • intrusive adj. (Linguistics) epenthetic. |
| MIMIVIRUS | • mimivirus n. A virus, of the genus Mimivirus, associated with some amoebas; it has a very large capsid and complex genome. • mimivirus n. Ellipsis of Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (“APMV”). • Mimivirus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Mimiviridae. |
| QUIVERISH | • quiverish adj. Quivery. • QUIVERISH adj. shaky, quivering. |
| REDIVIVUS | • redivivus adj. (Chiefly figurative, postpositive) Living again; brought back to life. • REDIVIVUS adj. (Latin) living again; revived. |
| REDUVIIDS | • reduviids n. Plural of reduviid. • REDUVIID n. a member of a family of predaceous bugs. |
| SURVIVING | • surviving v. Present participle of survive. • SURVIVE v. to remain in existence. |
| TRIUMVIRS | • triumvirs n. Plural of triumvir. • TRIUMVIR n. (Latin) one of a ruling body of three in ancient Rome. |
| VICARIOUS | • vicarious adj. Delegated. • vicarious adj. Experienced or gained by taking in another person’s experience, rather than through first-hand experience… • vicarious adj. On behalf of others. |
| VIRTUOSIC | • virtuosic adj. (Music) requiring a high level of technical skill. • virtuosic adj. Impressive and sometimes flamboyant. • VIRTUOSIC adj. exhibiting the qualities of a virtuoso. |
| VIRUCIDES | • virucides n. Plural of virucide. • VIRUCIDE n. a substance that destroys viruses, also VIRICIDE. |
| VIRUSLIKE | • viruslike adj. Like a virus; inclined to spread through infection. • VIRUSLIKE adj. like a virus. |
| VIRUSOIDS | • virusoids n. Plural of virusoid. • VIRUSOID n. a particle of RNA associated with some plant viruses. |
| VIVARIUMS | • vivariums n. Plural of vivarium. • VIVARIUM n. (Latin) a place for raising and keeping live animals, also VIVARY. |