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virulency

virulency is the dated form of virulence.

Meaning of virulence

Noun

virulence (countable and uncountable, plural virulences)

  1. The state of being virulent.
    • Most strains of this virus have no virulence.
  2. The degree of how virulent a thing is.
    • This strain has higher virulence than most others.

Forms of virulency

pluralvirulencies

Questions about virulency

What is virulency the dated form of?
Virulency is the dated form of virulence.

Words near virulency in the dictionary

  1. Viruet
  2. Viruets
  3. virulence
  4. virulences
  5. virulencies
  6. virulency
  7. virulent
  8. virulented
  9. virulently
  10. virulentness
  11. viruliferous

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