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Where does “virulence” come from?

Virulence comes from Middle French virulence, derived from Latin virulentia, meaning the quality of being poisonous or venomous.

virulence (English): The state of being virulent; A measure of how...

Definitions

  1. The state of being virulent; A measure of how...

Ancestry of “virulence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvirulence—
2Latinvirulentia—

Words derived from “virulence”

  • avirulence
  • neurovirulence
  • hypovirulence
  • hypervirulence
  • nonvirulence
  • virulome
  • antivirulence
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