Hypertext Webster Gateway: "virulence"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Virulence \Vir"u*lence\, Virulency \Vir"u*len*cy\, n. [Cf. F.
virulence, L. virulentia an offensive odor, a stench.]
1. The quality or state of being virulent or venomous;
poisonousness; malignancy.
2. Extreme bitterness or malignity of disposition. ``Refuted
without satirical virulency.'' --Barrow.
The virulence of one declaimer, or the profundities
and sublimities of the other. --I. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
virulence
n 1: extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to
cause disease); "the virulence of the plague" [syn: {virulency}]
2: extreme hostility; "the virulence of the malicious old man"
[syn: {virulency}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.