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Meanings of virulent in English

Being harsh or corrosive in tone.

sulphurousvenomousvitriolicacerbacerbic
Related terms
toxic unpleasant

Infectious; having the ability to cause disease.

avirulent
Related terms
highly infective
Usage of virulent in English
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Recent press reaction to asylum seekers arriving in Britain seems uniquely virulent.
The Guardian
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Strikingly, four Isd mutants express substantial resistance to virulent fungal pathogen isolates.
Pubmed
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Russian contagion will definitely not prove as virulent as the Asian phenomenon.
The Irish Times
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The absence of gravity appears to make bacteria more virulent, researchers say.
Wired
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The unknown CSFV isolates could be classified as moderately or highly virulent.
Pubmed
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Naples has the largest & most virulent neo-Fascist movement in the country.
The new yorker
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We know it as a glioblastoma multiforme, a particularly virulent type of astrocytoma.
NS13 Zero Hour (2010)
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Methods: Thirty-one DNA fragments unique to virulent strain of Streptococcus mutans were sequenced.
Pubmed
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His inner circle have also been virulent in their verbal attacks on Israel.
Reuters
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Bacteria typically are either highly resistant to drugs or highly virulent.
Reuters
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The protests have also prompted virulent attacks on Nasheed's Islamic credentials.
Reuters
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One is yes, it is spreading so fast because it is more virulent.
Radio NZ
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I hear that a virulent flu is sweeping this small town.
The sound of a wild snail eating
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Cav-1 null and wild type mice were infected with the virulent Tulahuen strain.
Pubmed
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The pathogens could evolve at some point to become more virulent.
Wired
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Currently, GAPDH has been recognized as moonlighting protein and virulent factor.
Pubmed
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Virulent through the time
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Virulent across language varieties
Ireland
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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