Link Centre Dictionary

morbific

mor·bi·fic

UK/mɔːˈbɪf.ɪk/ US/mɔɹˈbɪf.ɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

able to cause disease

  • “infective agents”
  • “pathogenic bacteria”

Origin

From Middle French morbifique, or its source, post-classical morbificus, from Latin morbus (“sickness”).

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.