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hypervirulent

hypervirulent adjective: extremely virulent.

Adjective

hypervirulent (comparative more hypervirulent, superlative most hypervirulent)

  1. Extremely virulent.
    • “But in the past few years the bugs have become hypervirulent, more severe and now it’s a global threat.”2009 April 14, Tara Parker-Pope, “Stomach Bug Crystallizes an Antibiotic Threat”, in New York Times

Forms of hypervirulent

comparativemore hypervirulent
superlativemost hypervirulent

Origin of hypervirulent

From hyper- + virulent.

Questions about hypervirulent

What does hypervirulent mean?
Hypervirulent means extremely virulent.
What part of speech is hypervirulent?
Hypervirulent is an adjective.

Words near hypervirulent in the dictionary

  1. hypervigilantly
  2. hyperviolence
  3. hyperviolent
  4. hypervirtual
  5. hypervirulence
  6. hypervirulent
  7. hyperviscoelasticity
  8. hyperviscosities
  9. hyperviscosity
  10. hyperviscous
  11. hypervisibility

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