Contaminant
Contaminant noun - A substance that contaminates.
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Virus and contaminant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Virus" instead a noun "Contaminant".
Virus
Virus noun - (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein.
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Synonyms for Virus
Contaminant and virus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contaminant" instead a noun "Virus".
Nearby Word: viral
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The Virus, The Plague, or some similar infestation or contaminant has gotten out of containment and threatens to spread uncontrollably.
Source: It's the Only Way to Be Sure - It doesn't seem to have any physical component (bacteria, virus, etc.) and doesn't act as any known contaminant should, randomly infecting people with random mutations, with little regard to exposure or contact, acting more like a force in the Sick Land than an actual infection.
Source: Literature / The Sick Land
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