virus
Definitions
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
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Words that contain the term "virus".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | virus | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | adenovirus | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | cytomegalovirus | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | hantavirus | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | retrovirus | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | retroviruses | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | virus's | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | viruses | 3 | 0 |
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Words that sound like the term "virus".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "virus".
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Words that often follow the term "virus" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | virus and | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "virus" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a virus | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "virus" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | simian | 3 | 2 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 8
Sound Alikes: 10
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 9
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