virose

English

Etymology

Latin virosus. See virus.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvaɪɹoʊs/
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Adjective

virose (comparative more virose, superlative most virose)

  1. Having a nauseous odour; fetid
    • 1892, The Dispensatory of the United States of America, page 1105:
      It had a strongly virose odor, and a bitter slightly sweetish taste.

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French

Noun

virose m (plural viroses)

  1. (pathology) virosis

Further reading

Latin

Participle

vīrōse

  1. vocative masculine singular of vīrōsus
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