Japanese Meaning of virus

ウイルス

Other Japanese words related to ウイルス

Definitions and Meaning of virus in English

Wordnet

virus (n)

(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

Webster

virus (v. i.)

Contagious or poisonous matter, as of specific ulcers, the bite of snakes, etc.; -- applied to organic poisons.

The special contagion, inappreciable to the senses and acting in exceedingly minute quantities, by which a disease is introduced into the organism and maintained there.

Fig.: Any morbid corrupting quality in intellectual or moral conditions; something that poisons the mind or the soul; as, the virus of obscene books.

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ウイルス

(virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA)

感染,病気,がん,有毒,毒素,災い,殺菌剤,殺菌剤,殺虫剤,微生物殺菌剤

解毒剤,抗毒血清,抗毒血清,治す,秘薬,万能の薬,万能薬,ミトリダテス解毒剤

virulently => 猛毒な, virulented => 病原性の, virulent => ウイルス性の, virulency => 毒力, virulence => 毒性,