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Morbific

adjective
1.
Able to cause disease.  Synonyms: infective, pathogenic.  "Pathogenic bacteria"






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"Morbific" Quotes from Famous Books



... for our science. Less surprising, but equally certain, is the relief, if Apis is given after the disease has lasted for some time. In such a case, the medicine first excites a combat between the morbific force and the conservative reaction. The greater the hostile force, the longer the struggle between momentary improvement and aggravation of the symptoms; it may sometimes continue for one, two, or three days. It is not until ...
— Apis Mellifica - or, The Poison of the Honey-Bee, Considered as a Therapeutic Agent • C. W. Wolf

... complaint, disorder, distemper, morbidity, indisposition, invalidism, disease. Associated words: morbidity, morbific, malinger, malingerer, malingery, decumbiture, convalescent, convalescence, ...
— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming



Words linked to "Morbific" :   unhealthful, pathogenic



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