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varioloid

varioloid adjective: of or resembling smallpox.

Adjective

varioloid (comparative more varioloid, superlative most varioloid)

  1. Of or resembling smallpox

Noun

varioloid (plural varioloids)

  1. A milder outbreak of smallpox occurring in a person who has previously been infected.

Forms of varioloid

Adjective
comparativemore varioloid
superlativemost varioloid
Noun
pluralvarioloids

Origin of varioloid

From variola + -oid.

Questions about varioloid

What does varioloid mean?
Varioloid means of or resembling smallpox.
What part of speech is varioloid?
Varioloid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near varioloid in the dictionary

  1. variolite
  2. variolites
  3. variolitic
  4. variolitization
  5. variolization
  6. varioloid
  7. varioloids
  8. variolous
  9. variolovaccine
  10. variome
  11. variomes

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