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avirulent

avirulent adjective: not virulent.

Adjective

avirulent (comparative more avirulent, superlative most avirulent)

  1. Not virulent.
    • An isolate from raw fish, serotype 0:6, unable to invade HeLa cells and negative for heat-stable enterotoxin, was clinically avirulent in this model and caused no lesions by histological examination.2012, Gerald T. Keusch, “Invasive Bacterial Diarrheas”, in Lincoln Chen, editor, Diarrhea and Malnutrition, page 54

avirulent meaning in Tamil

avirulent in Tamil

வீரியமிழந்த, வீரியக்குறை, வீரியமற்ற, வீரியமின்மை, வீரியம் ஒடுக்கப்பட்ட

Forms of avirulent

comparativemore avirulent
superlativemost avirulent

Origin of avirulent

From a- + virulent.

Questions about avirulent

What does avirulent mean?
Avirulent means not virulent.
What is avirulent in Tamil?
Avirulent in Tamil is வீரியமிழந்த, வீரியக்குறை, வீரியமற்ற. See Avirulent meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is avirulent?
Avirulent is an adjective.

Words near avirulent in the dictionary

  1. aviremia
  2. aviremic
  3. aviremics
  4. avirulence
  5. avirulency
  6. avirulent
  7. aviruliferous
  8. avis
  9. avisandum
  10. avisandums
  11. avisaurid

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