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a⋅vir⋅u⋅lent

  [ey-vir-yuh-luhnt, ey-vir-uh-]
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–adjective
(of organisms) having no virulence, as a result of age, heat, etc.; nonpathogenic.
Origin:
1895–1900; a- 6 + virulent

Related forms:
a⋅vir⋅u⋅lence, noun
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a·vir·u·lent   (ā-vîr'yə-lənt, ā-vîr'ə-)   
adj.  Not virulent.
a·vir'u·lence n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: avir·u·lent
Pronunciation: (')A-'vir-(y)&-l&nt
Function: adjective
: not virulent avirulent tuberclebacillus> —compare NONPATHOGENIC
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avirulent a·vir·u·lent (ā-vēr'yə-lənt, ā-vēr'ə-)
adj.
Not virulent.

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