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virulence

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As a noun, virulence means the state of being virulent.

Meanings of virulence

4 meanings

noun

  1. The state of being virulent.

  2. A measure of how virulent a thing is.

  3. Extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)

    “the virulence of the plague”

    Similar: virulency

  4. Extreme hostility

    “the virulence of the malicious old man”

    Similar: virulency

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism t…
virulency
noun: extreme hostility
virulency

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