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virose

US/ˈvaɪɹoʊs/

virose adjective: having a nauseous odour; fetid.

Adjective

virose (comparative more virose, superlative most virose)

  1. Having a nauseous odour; fetid
    • It had a strongly virose odor, and a bitter slightly sweetish taste.1892, The Dispensatory of the United States of America, page 1105

Forms of virose

comparativemore virose
superlativemost virose

Origin of virose

Latin virosus. See virus.

Questions about virose

What does virose mean?
Virose means having a nauseous odour; fetid.
What part of speech is virose?
Virose is an adjective.
How do you pronounce virose?
Virose is pronounced /ˈvaɪɹoʊs/ (US).

Words near virose in the dictionary

  1. viroplasms
  2. viroporin
  3. viroporins
  4. viropositive
  5. Viroqua
  6. virose
  7. virosecurinine
  8. viroses
  9. virosis
  10. virosomal
  11. virosomally

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