VIRUS
Scrabble letter values: V4I1R1U1S1 = 8
Definition
- noun (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts.
- noun a harmful or corrupting agency.
- noun a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer. — synonyms: computer_virus
Examples
- “many are pathogenic”
- “a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein”
- “bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread”