viruses

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. 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
  2. noun a harmful or corrupting agency
  3. noun a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer

Synonyms

virus

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