Synonyms for virus
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms).
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- viruses → contagions, poisons, venoms…
Example sentences
- poison This transparent liquid contains a kind of poison.
- venom There is no antidote for the venom of this snake.
By length
- 5 letters
- venom2
- 6 letters
- poison2
- 9 letters
- contagion3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (venom2 = 2 syllables).