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antivariolous

antivariolous adjective: preventing the spread of smallpox.

Adjective

antivariolous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Preventing the spread of smallpox.
    • antivariolous effect
    • antivariolous power of vaccionation

Origin of antivariolous

From anti- + variolous.

Questions about antivariolous

What does antivariolous mean?
Antivariolous means preventing the spread of smallpox.
What part of speech is antivariolous?
Antivariolous is an adjective.

Words near antivariolous in the dictionary

  1. antivampire
  2. antivandal
  3. antivandalism
  4. antivaricose
  5. antivariolic
  6. antivariolous
  7. antivascular
  8. antivasospastic
  9. antivax
  10. antivaxer
  11. antivaxers

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