Word: nonvirulent
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
vir
u
lent
Definition: Not virulent; infectious; having the ability to cause disease
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
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