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virulent
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adjective
(= venomous)
extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
venomous snakes
a virulent insect bite
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adjective
infectious; having the ability to cause disease
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adjective
(= acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, vitriolic)
harsh or corrosive in tone
an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
a barrage of acid comments
her acrid remarks make her many enemies
bitter words
blistering criticism
caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
a sulfurous denunciation
a vitriolic critique
pathogen
Noun
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A pathogen is something that is able to cause disease, such as bacteria or viruses.