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Definitions for: Virulence [n] extreme hostility; "the virulence of the malicious old man"
[n] extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease); "the virulence of the plague"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
2. Extreme bitterness or malignity of disposition. ``Refuted
without satirical virulency.'' --Barrow.
The virulence of one declaimer, or the profundities
and sublimities of the other. --I. Taylor.
Synonyms: virulency
See Also: harmfulness, hostility, ill will, injuriousness
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