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virulency|ˈvɪrjʊlənsɪ|
[ad. L. vīrulentia, f. vīrulentus: see next and -ency. So Sp. and Pg. virulencia, It. virulenza.]
1. = virulence 1.
a1617Hieron Wks. (1620) II. 487 Men of corrupt minds shall..bee as it were moued..to goe on in their virulency and spite, and scorne of good Profession. 1647N. Ward Simp. Cobler (1843) 6 The zeale of the one, the virulency of the other, must..kindle combustions. 1672Clarendon Ess. Tracts (1727) 269 Those differences which are debated between Roman Catholics themselves with so much virulency and animosity. 1738Birch Milton in M.'s Wks. I. 28 He was always remarkable for an Haughtiness of Temper and Virulency of Style. 1847E. Brontë Wuthering Heights ii, Several incoherent threats of retaliation that, in their indefinite depth of virulency, smacked of King Lear.
2. = virulence 2.
1651French Distill. v. 135 The powder..is very good to be strewed upon old ulcers, for it doth much correct the virulency of them. 1669W. Simpson Hydrol. Chym. 73 The Hyacinth..becomes the infallible indication of the Plague, by which afterward..the virulency..is driven forth. 1694Salmon Bate's Dispens. (1713) 561/2 Lest the Particles of the Mercury..should..create Pains, Aches, Rottenness, or a Virulency never to be taken away. 1710T. Fuller Pharm. Extemp. 283 The Particles of the Quick-Silver..oftentimes impress an indelible Virulency upon the Brain. |