- virulency
- vir·u·len·cy
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virulency
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virulency — index fatality, spite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Virulency — Virulence Vir u*lence, Virulency Vir u*len*cy, n. [Cf. F. virulence, L. virulentia an offensive odor, a stench.] 1. The quality or state of being virulent or venomous; poisonousness; malignancy. [1913 Webster] 2. Extreme bitterness or malignity… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
virulency — noun Date: 1616 virulence … New Collegiate Dictionary
virulency — See virulence. * * * … Universalium
virulency — vir·u·len·cy lən sē n, pl cies VIRULENCE … Medical dictionary
virulency — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of feeling bitter: acrimony, bitterness, embitterment, gall1, rancor, rancorousness, resentfulness, resentment, virulence. See FEELINGS … English dictionary for students
virulency — n. hatefulness; quality of being venomous … English contemporary dictionary
virulency — n. See virulence … New dictionary of synonyms
virulency — noun 1. extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) the virulence of the plague • Syn: ↑virulence • Derivationally related forms: ↑virulent, ↑virulent (for: ↑virulence) … Useful english dictionary
virulence — noun 1. extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) (Freq. 2) the virulence of the plague • Syn: ↑virulency • Derivationally related forms: ↑virulent (for: ↑virulency), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
