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  • adjective Not virulent

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Examples

  • One of those sites contained more than 2,000 tons of hazardous waste, including samples of live bacteria, nonvirulent anthrax, drums of chemicals and laboratory rats floating in jars of preservative.

    Pressure Grows to Release Evan Perez, Elizabeth Williamson 2008

  • The vaccine consisted of live rabies virus, genetically modified to be nonvirulent.

    Jurassic Park Crichton, Michael, 1942- 1991

  • Last week, Chilean authorities said 23 production centers were suspected of having the virus, but of the nonvirulent type.

    NYT > Global Home By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO 2011

  • Last week, Chilean authorities said 23 production centers were suspected of having the virus, but of the nonvirulent type.

    NYT > Home Page By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO 2011

  • Last week, Chilean authorities said 23 production centers were suspected of having the virus, but of the nonvirulent type.

    NYT > Home Page By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO 2011

  • Last week, Chilean authorities said 23 production centers were suspected of having the virus, but of the nonvirulent type.

    NYT > Home Page By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO 2011

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