Adj. masc. Destructive chemical compound of 40 virus particles; parasitic pathogens, smaller than bacteria, ultramicroscopic, animal cells and plant ) environmental. You must not be confused with antiviral: drug used to treat infections caused by viruses, or antibiotic ( specific for bacteria ). The word of Latin style, is composed of the substantive «virus»: vegetable juice, poison, and the ending "cida": that kills, corradical of the transitive verb 'caedere': chop, hender.
