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Virulence

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n. the state of being virulent

n. a measure of how virulent a thing is

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The quality or state of being virulent or venomous; poisonousness; malignancy.

n. Extreme bitterness or malignity of disposition.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The quality of being virulent, or charged with virus.

n. Synonyms Poisonousness, venom, deadliness.

n. Asperity, Harshness. See acrimony.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. extreme hostility

n. extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)

Word Usage

"Throughout the manuscript, the term virulence factor will be used in accordance with the definition proposed by Wood et al; "A component of a pathogen that when deleted specifically impairs virulence but not viability""

Equivalent

virulency

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

ill will hostility harmfulness injuriousness

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

poisonousness malignancy poison

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

rancour acrimony vehemence malevolence vividness