Pathogenic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pathogenic \Path`o*gen"ic\, a. [Gr. pa`qos disease + the root of
     ge`nos birth.] (Med. & Biol.)
     Of or pertaining to pathogeny; producting disease; as, a
     pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pathogenic
       adj : able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic
             bacteria" [syn: {infective}, {morbific}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "pathogenic":
     bad, bad for, contaminated, foul, harmful, injurious, insalubrious,
     insanitary, morbific, noisome, noxious, peccant, pestiferous,
     polluted, septic, tainted, unhealthful, unhealthy, unhygienic,
     unsanitary, unwholesome