virus


virus - noun

  • (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
  • a harmful or corrupting agency
  • a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer

    • virus - thesaurus


    View spelling list Nouns ending in us and learn about the word virus in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 29. Word ending: -ous.

    Scrabble score for virus

    v is 4 i is 1 r is 1 u is 1 s is 1
    Scrabble score = 8

    Spelling dictionary home

    Try Spellzone for free



    Search for a word



    "Spellzone fits in beautifully with our Scope and Sequence of Phonological Awareness and Spelling. It also aligns perfectly with the four areas of spelling knowledge and uses the Brain, Ears, Eyes approach to learning spelling."
    Thank you!

    Teacher, Australia