virulentus

  • 61virulence — virulent ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects. 2) (of a pathogen, especially a virus) highly infective. 3) bitterly hostile. DERIVATIVES virulence noun virulently adverb. ORIGIN originally describing… …

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  • 62virulent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects. 2) (of a pathogen, especially a virus) highly infective. 3) bitterly hostile. DERIVATIVES virulence noun virulently adverb. ORIGIN originally describing a… …

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  • 63virulently — virulent ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects. 2) (of a pathogen, especially a virus) highly infective. 3) bitterly hostile. DERIVATIVES virulence noun virulently adverb. ORIGIN originally describing… …

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  • 64virulent — [vir′yo͞olənt, vir′oolənt] adj. [ME < L virulentus, full of poison < virus: see VIRUS] 1. a) extremely poisonous or injurious; deadly b) bitterly antagonistic or spiteful; full of hate and enmity; venomous; rancorous 2. Med. a) violent and… …

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  • 65virulent — adj. 1 strongly poisonous. 2 (of a disease) violent or malignant. 3 bitterly hostile (virulent animosity; virulent abuse). Derivatives: virulence n. virulently adv. Etymology: ME, orig. of a poisoned wound, f. L virulentus (as VIRUS) …

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  • 66vir´u|lent|ly — vir|u|lent «VIHR yuh luhnt, VIHR uh », adjective. 1. very poisonous or harmful; deadly: »a virulent poison. SYNONYM(S): noxious. 2. characterized by a rapid and severe malignant or infectious condition: »a virulent disease. 3. able to cause a… …

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  • 67vir|u|lent — «VIHR yuh luhnt, VIHR uh », adjective. 1. very poisonous or harmful; deadly: »a virulent poison. SYNONYM(S): noxious. 2. characterized by a rapid and severe malignant or infectious condition: »a virulent disease. 3. able to cause a disease by… …

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  • 68вирулентность — вирулентность, (от лат. virulentus — ядовитый), степень патогенности данного штамма микроорганизма в отношении определенного вида животных или растений при естественном и искусственном заражении. В. включает совокупность болезнетворных… …

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