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

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Adjective

Frontier models raise stakes A second case involved research into highly pathogenic avian influenza.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Many pathogenic bacteria survive by adapting to changing conditions inside the body.

— Shiladitya Banerjee, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of pathogenic

Adjective

But if fossil fuels are politically toxic, livestock is a downright miasma.

— Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
Most recently, his firm M Strategic Communications took on Lineage as a client in the aftermath of the toxic fire at its cold-storage warehouse in Boyle Heights.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of toxic

Adjective

But, when Dovner questioned him lightly about the details, the man’s infectious laughter made Gleb even more convinced that such trifles were hardly worth mentioning at all.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
On the other sideline, there were tons of smiles, and none more infectious than that of Robinson, who finished the game with 194 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of infectious

Adjective

With this potential even more poisonous investments in the bloated and indebted Paramount behemoth, there’s even more reason to reject it.

— Abigail Disney, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
This can come with high levels of metals such as nickel and vanadium, which can damage engines, and sulfur, which can be poisonous to people.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026

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