avirulent

Adjective

Meaning

not virulent; unable to produce disease

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

vitriolic virulently nonpoisonous avirulence non-virulent acid-throwing

Antonyms

virulent deadly highly infective

Related terms

avirulence avirulency

Examples

Such transfers create virulent strains from previously avirulent strains. Source: Internet

The research continued throughout World War I until 1919, when the now avirulent bacilli were unable to cause tuberculosis disease in research animals. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

aviremic avirulence avirulency aviruliferous avis avisandum