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There are 15 words beginning with VIRU

VIRUS• virus n. A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure consisting of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein…
• virus n. (Uncountable) A quantity of such infectious agents.
• virus n. (Informal, metonymically) A disease caused by such an infectious agent; a viral illness.
VIRUSES• viruses n. Plural of virus.
• VIRUS n. (Latin) a pathogenic agent, usually a protein-coated particle of RNA or DNA, capable of increasing rapidly inside a living cell.
VIRUCIDE• virucide n. Alternative form of viricide.
• VIRUCIDE n. a substance that destroys viruses, also VIRICIDE.
VIRULENT• virulent adj. Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
• virulent adj. (Figurative) Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious.
• virulent adj. (Medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.
VIRUSOID• virusoid n. A circular single-stranded RNA, similar but not identical to a viroid, dependent on plant viruses for…
• VIRUSOID n. a particle of RNA associated with some plant viruses.
VIRUCIDAL• virucidal adj. Killing or destroying viruses.
• VIRUCIDAL adj. relating to a virucide, a substance that destroys a virus, also VIRICIDAL.
VIRUCIDES• virucides n. Plural of virucide.
• VIRUCIDE n. a substance that destroys viruses, also VIRICIDE.
VIRULENCE• virulence n. The state of being virulent.
• virulence n. A measure of how virulent a thing is.
• VIRULENCE n. the state of being virulent, also VIRULENCY.
VIRULENCY• virulency n. Dated form of virulence.
• VIRULENCY n. the state of being virulent, also VIRULENCE.
VIRUSLIKE• viruslike adj. Like a virus; inclined to spread through infection.
• VIRUSLIKE adj. like a virus.
VIRUSOIDS• virusoids n. Plural of virusoid.
• VIRUSOID n. a particle of RNA associated with some plant viruses.
VIRULENCES• virulences n. Plural of virulence.
• VIRULENCE n. the state of being virulent, also VIRULENCY.
VIRULENTLY• virulently adv. In a virulent manner.
• VIRULENT adv. extremely poisonous.
VIRULENCIES• virulencies n. Plural of virulency.
• VIRULENCY n. the state of being virulent, also VIRULENCE.
VIRULIFEROUS• viruliferous adj. (Biology, agriculture) Virus-carrying, especially of insects which infest agricultural crops.
• VIRULIFEROUS adj. containing, producing, or conveying an agent of infection and esp. a virus.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
Definitions are short excerpt from the WikWik.org and 1Word.ws.

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