virus

1. A disease caused by a virus.

2. Any of various simple submicroscopic parasites of plants, animals, and bacteria that often cause disease and that consist essentially of a core of RNA or DNA surrounded by a protein coat. Unable to replicate without a host cell, viruses are typically not considered living organisms.

3. Computer Science A computer virus.

4. The causative agent of an infectious disease.

5. Any of a large group of submicroscopic infective agents that are regarded either as extremely simple microorganisms or as extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, lower animals, or plants.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
virus	8	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
is	2
si	2
us	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
sir	3
sri	3
vis	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
virus	8