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virulency
vir·u·lent V0118000 (vîr′yə-lənt, vîr′ə-)adj.1. a. Characterized by, causing, or promoting the rapid onset of severe illness. Used of a disease or toxin.b. Capable of causing disease by aggressively interfering with the immune system of the host. Used of a pathogen.2. Extremely hostile or malicious: virulent criticism; a virulent bigot.
[Middle English, from Latin vīrulentus, from vīrus, poison.]
vir′u·lence, vir′u·len·cy n.vir′u·lent·ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | virulency - extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease); "the virulence of the plague"virulencemicroorganism, micro-organism - any organism of microscopic sizeharmfulness, injuriousness - destructiveness that causes harm or injury | | 2. | virulency - extreme hostility; "the virulence of the malicious old man"virulencehostility, ill will - a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility" |
virulencynounThe quality or state of feeling bitter:acrimony, bitterness, embitterment, gall, rancor, rancorousness, resentfulness, resentment, virulence.EncyclopediaSeevirulentvirulency
Synonyms for virulencynoun the quality or state of feeling bitterSynonyms- acrimony
- bitterness
- embitterment
- gall
- rancor
- rancorousness
- resentfulness
- resentment
- virulence
Synonyms for virulencynoun extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)SynonymsRelated Words- microorganism
- micro-organism
- harmfulness
- injuriousness
noun extreme hostilitySynonymsRelated Words |