avirulent

An obsolete adjective meaning not virulent; lacking the ability to cause disease or harm. It is rarely used in modern English, having been largely replaced by 'non-virulent' or 'harmless'.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung nicht virulent; nicht in der Lage, Krankheit oder Schaden zu verursachen. Wird im modernen Englisch selten verwendet und weitgehend durch 'non-virulent' oder 'harmless' ersetzt.

1. Not virulent C2 formal medical

   Unable to cause disease; lacking virulence.

   • The avirulent strain of the virus was used to develop a vaccine.
   • Scientists studied the avirulent bacteria to understand how they interact with the immune system.
   • The avirulent pathogen posed no threat to the host organism.

   🇩🇪Avirulent

   Synonyme: benignharmlessinnocuous

   Antonyme: infectiouspathogenictoxicvirulent