Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supervirus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-virus
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A virus that is particularly powerful or resistant to treatment.

Example Sentences

"Dr. Ross's supervirus sounded a lot like the virus they had been dealing with."
"Shortly thereafter, a supervirus destroys nearly all human life on earth, driving the few survivors underground."
"Even more amazing is the idea that the next supervirus could be created as easily by a high school student as it could by a computer scientist."

Etymology

From super- + virus.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: super

Inflected Forms

superviruses (plural)

Questions

What does supervirus mean?: A virus that is particularly powerful or resistant to treatment.
Where does supervirus come from?: From super- + virus.

How to pronounce supervirus

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