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Virulence

nounid 155060·updated May 18, 2026
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extreme harmfulness, as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease

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Variants

synonym
virulency
plural
Virulences
possessive
Virulence's
pluralpossessive
Virulences'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
extreme hostility
§2
extreme harmfulness, as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease

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