virulence
virulence · virulences
вірулентність
вирулентность
Virulenz
The state of being virulentThe state of being virulent.
/ˈvɪɹjələns/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being virulent.
Most strains of this virus have no virulence.
Virulenz
вирулентностьvirulentnostʹ
вірулентністьvirulentnistʹ
(countable, uncountable)The degree of how virulent a thing is.
This strain has higher virulence than most others.
More definitions
- extreme hostility
- extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French virulence, from Late Latin virulentia.From Middle French virulence, from Late Latin virulentia.
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Forms
plural: virulences| Singular | virulence |
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Synonyms
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