biting vs virulent

biting

adj
  • Causing a stinging sensation. 

  • Tending to bite. 

  • Cutting or incisive. 

noun
  • A bite-sized snack. 

  • An instance of something being bitten. 

virulent

adj
  • Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious. 

  • Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis. 

  • Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host. 

  • Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous. 

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