Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
rot.
Rota
rota
rotable
Rotameter
Rotarian
rotary
Rotary Club
rotary cultivator
rotary engine
Rotary International
rotary mower
rotary plough
rotary plow
rotary press
rotary pump
rotary tiller
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

rotavirus
ro·ta·vi·rus [ rṓtə vrəss ] (plural ro·ta·vi·rus·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
virus causing gastroenteritis: a wheel-shaped RNA virus that causes gastroenteritis, especially in infants
[Late 20th century. < modern Latin< Latin rota "wheel" + virus "poison, virus"]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft