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Word: virus (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • archaic Venom, as produced by a poisonous animal etc.
  • computing A computer virus.
  • microbiology|virology A submicroscopic infectious organism, now understood to be a non-cellular structure consisting of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat. It requires a living cell to replicate, and often causes disease in the host organism.

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