virulence
English
Etymology
From Middle French virulence, from Late Latin virulentia.
Pronunciation
Noun
virulence (countable and uncountable, plural virulences)
- The state of being virulent.
- 1834, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Francesca Carrara, volume 1, page 61:
- Francis was enraged at the interference, and opposition made him more in earnest; but just at this time, the civil war, which had hitherto left their part of the country comparatively quiet, arose with great virulence in their immediate vicinity.
- A measure of how virulent a thing is.
Translations
the state of being virulent
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Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
Audio (CAN): (file)
Noun
virulence f (plural virulences)
Further reading
- “virulence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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