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avirulent

[ ey-vir-yuh-luhnt, ey-vir-uh- ]

adjective

  1. (of organisms) having no virulence, as a result of age, heat, etc.; nonpathogenic.


avirulent

/ æˈvɪrʊlənt /

adjective

  1. (esp of bacteria) not virulent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • a·viru·lence noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of avirulent1

First recorded in 1895–1900; a- 6 + virulent

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