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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As a Fragment
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 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "virus".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "virus".
Words That Follow
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 |
Results:
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
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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