virulence

English Thesaurus

1. extreme hostility (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	hostility, ill will,
definition	:	a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition (noun.attribute)

2. extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	harmfulness, injuriousness,
definition	:	destructiveness that causes harm or injury (noun.attribute)

domain category	:	micro-organism, microorganism,
definition	:	any organism of microscopic size (noun.animal)

3. extreme hostility (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic,
definition	:	harsh or corrosive in tone (adj.all)

4. extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	virulent,
definition	:	infectious; having the ability to cause disease (adj.all)

derivation	:	deadly, venomous, virulent,
definition	:	extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom (adj.all)

5. extreme hostility (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic,
definition	:	harsh or corrosive in tone (adj.all)

6. extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	virulent,
definition	:	infectious; having the ability to cause disease (adj.all)

derivation	:	deadly, venomous, virulent,
definition	:	extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom (adj.all)