Word: hypovirulent
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: hy
po
vi
ru
lent
Definition: Having a reduced virulence; extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)
Morphemes:
Affix: hypo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Deficient; less than normal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπο-
Language: grc
Decoded: upo-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: denoting a small degree, gradual
Affix: virulent
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of a disease or disease-causing agent: highly infectious, malignant, or deadly.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vīrus
Language: la
Decoded: virus
Meaning: slime, poisonous liquid
Affix: -ulentus
Language: la
Decoded: -ulentus
Meaning: full of, abounding in