virulent: Palabra del día: December 6, 2020
virulent , adj :
Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous. (figurative) Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious. (medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: highly infectious, malignant, or deadly. (microbiology) Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis.
Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous. (figurative) Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious. (medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: highly infectious, malignant, or deadly. (microbiology) Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis.
