virus
virus: n.
1 a microscopic organism consisting mainly of nucleic acid in a protein coat, multiplying only in living cells and often causing diseases.
2 Computing = computer virus.
3 archaic a poison, a source of disease.
4 a harmful or corrupting influence. [L, = slimy liquid, poison]
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