'Virulence' definitions:

Definition of 'virulence'

(from WordNet)
noun
Extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease); "the virulence of the plague" [syn: virulence, virulency]
noun
Extreme hostility; "the virulence of the malicious old man" [syn: virulence, virulency]

Definition of 'Virulence'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 of disposition. "Refuted without satirical virulency." --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
  • The virulence of one declaimer, or the profundities and sublimities of the other. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'virulence'

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Words containing 'Virulence'