virulence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈvɪɹjələns/
- /ˈvɪɹələns/
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Etymology
From Middle French virulence, from Late Latin virulentia.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being virulent.
Francis was enraged at the interference, and opposition made him more in earnest; but just at this time, the civil war, which had hitherto left their part of the country comparatively quiet, arose with great virulence in their immediate vicinity.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 61:Most strains of this virus have no virulence.
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(countable, uncountable) The degree of how virulent a thing is.
This strain has higher virulence than most others.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| virulences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
virulome · hypervirulence · neurovirulence · cardiovirulence · nonvirulence · viruliferous · urovirulence · hypovirulence · avirulence · antivirulence
Relateds
Translations (40)
fi virulenssi (the state of being virulent) · no virulens (the state of being virulent) · sh virulencija (the state of being virulent) · id bakteri virulen (the state of being virulent) · lv virulence (the state of being virulent) · mk патогеност (the state of being virulent) · nl virulentie (the state of being virulent) · fa ویرولانس (the state of being virulent) · ca virulència (the state of being virulent) · pt virulência (the state of being virulent) · bn প্রকোপ (the state of being virulent) · es virulencia (the state of being virulent) · th ศักยภาพก่อโรค (the state of being virulent) · et virulentsus (the state of being virulent) · el λοιμοτοξικότητα (the state of being virulent) · kk вируленттік (the state of being virulent) · mk масовност (the state of being virulent) · pl wirulencja (the state of being virulent) · az virulent (the state of being virulent) · zh 毒力 (the state of being virulent) · uk вірулентність (the state of being virulent) · cs virulence (the state of being virulent) · it virulenza (the state of being virulent) · be вірулентнасць (the state of being virulent) · fr virulence (the state of being virulent) · uz virulentlik (the state of being virulent) · tr virülans (the state of being virulent) · mk вируленција (the state of being virulent) · ar حدة الجرثوم (the state of being virulent) · eu birulentzia (the state of being virulent) · ky вируленттүүлүк (the state of being virulent) · sv virulens (the state of being virulent) · hu virulencia (the state of being virulent) · ru вирулентность (the state of being virulent) · vi độc lực (the state of being virulent) · nn virulens (the state of being virulent) · el μολυσματικότητα (the state of being virulent) · ckb ڤیرۆلەنس (the state of being virulent) · de Virulenz (the state of being virulent) · hy վիրուլենտություն (the state of being virulent)