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pathogenical

pathogenical is the alternative form of pathogenic.

Meaning of pathogenic

Adjective

pathogenic (comparative more pathogenic, superlative most pathogenic)

  1. Able to cause (harmful) disease.
    • While the environment is teeming with bacteria and fungi, most are not pathogenic.
  2. Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.
    • Melogenic music represents the wide middle area between the extremes of logogenic and pathogenic music.2008, Curt Sachs, The Rise of Music in the Ancient World, East and West, page 42

Questions about pathogenical

What is pathogenical the alternative form of?
Pathogenical is the alternative form of pathogenic.

Words near pathogenical in the dictionary

  1. pathogenetical
  2. pathogenetically
  3. pathogeneticity
  4. pathogenetics
  5. pathogenic
  6. pathogenical
  7. pathogenically
  8. pathogenicities
  9. pathogenicity
  10. pathogenies
  11. pathogenity

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