anthrax

noun/ˈænθræks/

Frequency rank: #11,111 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A serious infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, which can affect humans and animals.

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Example sentence

The laboratory confirmed that the white powder found in the envelope contained anthrax.

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