Words Containing IRUS

98 words contain IRUS anywhere. Scores range up to 32 points (COXSACKIEVIRUS), averaging 17 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.

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A virus of the Adenoviridae family, often causing respiratory infections.

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Plural of ADENOVIRUS.

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Preventing or resisting rust.

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Plural of ANTIRUST.

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Software designed to detect and remove computer viruses.

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Plural of ANTIVIRUS.

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A virus transmitted to humans and other animals by arthropods.

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Plural of ARBOVIRUS.

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Any of a family of RNA viruses transmitted by rodents, often causing severe disease.

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Plural of ARENAVIRUS.

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An Indonesian wild pig with curved upper tusks.

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Plural of BABIRUSA.

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A wild pig of Indonesia with long curved tusks.

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Plural of BABIRUSSA.

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A rod-shaped virus infecting insects.

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Plural of BACULOVIRUS.

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A virus in the family Bunyaviridae, often transmitted by arthropods.

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Plural of BUNYAVIRUS.

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Plural of CANDIRU.

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Plural of CHIRU.

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A type of RNA virus infecting animals and humans.

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Plural of CORONAVIRUS.

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An enterovirus causing diseases, mainly in children.

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A herpes virus that can cause birth defects.

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An RNA virus found in the human gut that can cause various diseases.

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Plural of ECHOVIRUS.

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A virus that infects the gastrointestinal tract and can spread elsewhere.

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Plural of ENTEROVIRUS.

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Any virus of the Filoviridae family.

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Plural of FILOVIRUS.

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A virus of the genus Flavivirus, often transmitted by arthropods.

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Plural of FLAVIVIRUS.

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A virus spread by rodents causing serious respiratory illness.

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Plural of HANTAVIRUS.

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Any virus of the Herpesviridae family, causing diseases like chickenpox.

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Plural of HERPESVIRUS.

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Plural of JABIRU.

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A retrovirus of the genus Lentivirus with a long incubation period.

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Plural of LENTIVIRUS.

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A virus genus causing respiratory infections in humans and birds.

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A very large virus that infects amoebas, with an unusually complex genome.

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Plural of MIMIVIRUS.

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A virus of the genus Morbillivirus, causing measles and similar diseases.

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Plural of MORBILLIVIRUS.

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A virus that infects fungi.

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Plural of MYCOVIRUS.

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Any RNA virus that causes influenza or mumps.

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Plural of MYXOVIRUS.

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Plural of NAIRU.

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A genus of parasitic nematode worms.

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Plural of NEMATODIRUS.

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A virus causing stomach and intestinal inflammation.

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Plural of NOROVIRUS.

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RNA virus that can cause tumors.

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Plural of ONCORNAVIRUS.

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Virus that can cause cancer.

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Plural of ONCOVIRUS.

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A virus from the family that includes influenza.

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Any of various viruses that cause warts.

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Any of a group of viruses causing papillomas or polyomas; formerly grouped in a single family.

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COXSACKIEVIRUS scores 32 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.