virulence
/vɪrjələns/
noun
9 letters3 syllables14 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
Extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease).
“the virulence of the plague”
2
Extreme hostility.
“the virulence of the malicious old man”
WORD FORMS
Related formvirulent
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®19 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinirulencevay
Starts & ends withV … E
Syllablesvir · u · lence
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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