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variolous

variolous adjective: of or pertaining to smallpox.

Adjective

variolous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Of or pertaining to smallpox.
    Synonyms:
    variolar, variolic

Synonyms of variolous

Origin of variolous

Latin variolosus, from variola (“smallpox”): compare French varioleux.

Words formed from variolous

Questions about variolous

What does variolous mean?
Variolous means of or pertaining to smallpox.
What part of speech is variolous?
Variolous is an adjective.

Words near variolous in the dictionary

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

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