virulent
IPA: vˈɪrʌɫʌnt
adjective
- Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
- (figurative) Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious.
- (medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.
- (microbiology) Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis.
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Examples of "virulent" in Sentences
- It is the most virulent species of stinging tree.
- The Belize strain is considered the most virulent.
- The last cholera epidemic was particularly virulent.
- Of these poisonous plants, sumac is the most virulent.
- It is virulent to the great majority of wheat varieties.
- I was hasty because of the virulent nature of the editors.
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