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virulent
UK /ˈvɪɹ(j)ʊl(ə)nt/ US /ˈvɪɹ(j)ələnt/
adj 4
Definitions
adj
1
Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
2
Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious.
The politicians were virulent in their hatred of the president.
More venemous and much more virulent / Then any poyſoned tode, or any ſerpent.
3
Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.
4
Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis.
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