| VIRUS | • virus n. A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure consisting of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein… • virus n. (Uncountable) A quantity of such infectious agents. • virus n. (Informal, metonymically) A disease caused by such an infectious agent; a viral illness. |
| VIRUSES | • viruses n. Plural of virus. • VIRUS n. (Latin) a pathogenic agent, usually a protein-coated particle of RNA or DNA, capable of increasing rapidly inside a living cell. |
| VIRUCIDE | • virucide n. Alternative form of viricide. • VIRUCIDE n. a substance that destroys viruses, also VIRICIDE. |
| VIRULENT | • virulent adj. Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous. • virulent adj. (Figurative) Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious. • virulent adj. (Medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host. |
| VIRUSOID | • virusoid n. A circular single-stranded RNA, similar but not identical to a viroid, dependent on plant viruses for… • VIRUSOID n. a particle of RNA associated with some plant viruses. |
| VIRUCIDAL | • virucidal adj. Killing or destroying viruses. • VIRUCIDAL adj. relating to a virucide, a substance that destroys a virus, also VIRICIDAL. |
| VIRUCIDES | • virucides n. Plural of virucide. • VIRUCIDE n. a substance that destroys viruses, also VIRICIDE. |
| VIRULENCE | • virulence n. The state of being virulent. • virulence n. A measure of how virulent a thing is. • VIRULENCE n. the state of being virulent, also VIRULENCY. |
| VIRULENCY | • virulency n. Dated form of virulence. • VIRULENCY n. the state of being virulent, also VIRULENCE. |
| 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. |
| VIRULENCES | • virulences n. Plural of virulence. • VIRULENCE n. the state of being virulent, also VIRULENCY. |
| VIRULENTLY | • virulently adv. In a virulent manner. • VIRULENT adv. extremely poisonous. |
| VIRULENCIES | • virulencies n. Plural of virulency. • VIRULENCY n. the state of being virulent, also VIRULENCE. |
| VIRULIFEROUS | • viruliferous adj. (Biology, agriculture) Virus-carrying, especially of insects which infest agricultural crops. • VIRULIFEROUS adj. containing, producing, or conveying an agent of infection and esp. a virus. |