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

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Wednesday that Jackie died from highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as bird flu.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Collins, the study's lead author, was researching ways to protect corals from pathogenic bacteria found on plastic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of pathogenic

Adjective

There’s the threat of exposure to toxic substances and the long-term threat of cancer.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Replacing toxic battery ingredients Binders are glue-like materials that hold electrode particles together and attach them to thin metal foils inside batteries.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of toxic

Adjective

The necropsy found that Jackie had multiple conditions, including a type of infectious avian flu.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
In the pre-choruses, the chords and background vocals fill the spaces around Swift’s fragmented, stop-start lead vocal, creating an infectious call-and-response flow.

— David Penn, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of infectious

Adjective

With the throne disengaged from governance, petitions and reports from officials piled up unread, crucial state posts went unfilled, and the imperial bureaucracy splintered amid poisonous factional infighting.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
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

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