Dictionary Check: virus
"virus" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
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
noun
a harmful or corrupting agency
Example:
"bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"
noun
a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer
Example:
"a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"
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