PATHOGENETIC Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

pathogenetic

adjective

Definition of pathogenetic

as in pathogenic

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Recent Examples of pathogenetic After all, the French built the BSL-4 laboratory for advanced pathogenetic research on viruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. — David Asher, National Review, 11 June 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathogenetic

Adjective

Laboratory experiments confirmed the prediction, and the variant was reclassified as likely pathogenic.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
The composition of the gut microbiota can be altered by a variety of factors, most notably the use of antibiotics, which may eliminate beneficial as well as pathogenic bacteria.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of pathogenic

Adjective

But the heart of this story is the toxic years-long romance between Marjorie and her co-conspirator Bill Rothstein (David Harbour), an equally cunning player who was blinded by love.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
The company says these materials are abundant and non-toxic, potentially avoiding some of the cost, safety, and supply challenges associated with conventional battery chemistries.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of toxic

Adjective

Public health experts said the move amounted to extraordinary political interference in the authority of a state health department and an effort to minimize the risks of the highly infectious virus.

— Reuters, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
The patients had gone to UCLA for cancer and infectious-disease treatments, high-risk women’s services, major organ transplants and other specialty medicine care, the association said.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of infectious

Adjective

Spanish bluebells contain saponins, which smell and taste like soap, as well as poisonous cardiac glycosides.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
As Anna covers for Fyodor’s addiction and increasingly unstable professional behavior, her devotion starts to look poisonous for them both.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

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