morbific

/mɔ:'bifik/ Cách viết khác : (morbifical) /mɔ:'bifikəl/

Thân thiện

Morbific bacteria can contaminate food left unrefrigerated.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of causing disease: Describes something (typically a microorganism, agent, or condition) that can produce illness or infection in a living organism.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The laboratory identified a morbific bacterium in the water supply.
  • Doctors were concerned about the morbific potential of the new virus strain.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific/Medical Context: The term is primarily used in technical, medical, or biological writing to describe pathogenic properties.
  • The study focused on the morbific factors secreted by the parasite.

Variants and Related Words

• Morbifical (adj): An archaic or less common variant with the same meaning.
  • An old medical text referred to "morbifical humours."

Synonyms

• Pathogenic: Causing or capable of causing disease.
• Infective: Able to cause an infection.
• Disease-causing: Having the capacity to produce illness.

Antonyms

• Non-pathogenic: Not causing disease.
• Harmless: Not able to cause damage or illness.
• Benign: Not harmful in effect.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. able to cause disease
   • infective agents
   • pathogenic bacteria

Từ đồng nghĩa

• infective
• pathogenic