VIRULENCE

virulence, virulency

(noun) extreme hostility; “the virulence of the malicious old man”

virulence, virulency

(noun) extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease); “the virulence of the plague”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

virulence (countable and uncountable, plural virulences)

The state of being virulent.

A measure of how virulent a thing is.

Source: Wiktionary


Vir"u*lence, Vir"u*len*cy, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 February 2025

STORY

(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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