nnoun.attributeextreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)Topic:micro-organismmicroorganism
Synset:virulency
Examples:- the virulence of the plague
Derivationally Related Form:virulent
Hypernyms:harmfulness injuriousness
Inherited Hypernyms:virulenceharmfulnessdestructivenessqualityattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributeextreme hostilitySynset:virulency
Examples:- the virulence of the malicious old man
Derivationally Related Form:virulent
Hypernyms:hostility ill will
Inherited Hypernyms:virulencehostilityunfriendlinessdispositionnaturetraitattributeabstractionentity