virulent

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more virulent

Superlative

most virulent

1.
Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
2.
(figuratively)(figurative) Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious.
The politicians were virulent in their hatred of the president.
More venemous and much more virulent / Then any poyſoned tode, or any ſerpent.
3.
(medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.
4.
(microbiology) Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis.

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Trái nghĩa

harmless nonvirulent benign

Cùng gốc / liên quan

virulence virulency virusvirulency datedpathogenic

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Nguồn gốc từ

wisós From Middle English virulent, borrowed from Latin vīrulentus (poisonous), from vīrus (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wisós (poison; slime; fluidity)) + -ulentus.