Dictionary Entry
morbific
Part of Speech: adjectivePronunciation: /mor-bif-ik/That causes disease; sickening, pathogenic.
In a Sentence
“The scientist warned that the newly discovered bacterium was morbific, capable of causing severe illness in humans.”
Origin
From Latin morbus ‘disease’ + -fic ‘making’.
Common Phrases
matter morbificagents morbificcauses morbificagent morbificcause morbificinfluences morbific
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