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| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
| virus |
| (VEYE-ruhs) plur. viruses | 1 |
| Microorganisms consisting of DNA and RNA molecules wrapped in a protective coating of proteins. Viruses are the most primitive form of life. They depend on other living cells for their reproduction and growth. (See under “Medicine and Health.”) | 2 |
| ‡ Viruses cause many diseases. (See viral infection.) | 3 |
| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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