About The Word Virulence
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Virulence
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What's The Definition Of Virulence?
[n] extreme hostility; "the virulence of the malicious old man"
[n] extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease); "the virulence of the plague" Synonyms | Synonyms for Virulence: virulency Related Terms | Find terms related to Virulence: See Also | harmfulness | hostility | ill will | injuriousness Virulence In Webster's Dictionary \Vir"u*lence\, Virulency \Vir"u*len*cy\, n. [Cf. F.
virulence, L. virulentia an offensive odor, a stench.]
1. The quality or state of being virulent or venomous;
poisonousness; malignancy.
2. Extreme bitterness or malignity of disposition. ``Refuted
without satirical virulency.'' --Barrow.
The virulence of one declaimer, or the profundities
and sublimities of the other. --I. Taylor.
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