Word: virulent
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: vir
u
lent
Definition: Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis.
Morphemes:
Affix: virulent
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vīrus
Language: la
Decoded: virus
Meaning: slime, poisonous liquid
Affix: -ulentus
Language: la
Decoded: -ulentus
Meaning: full of, abounding in