morbific Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite able to cause disease
    pathogenic; infective.
    • infective agents
    • pathogenic bacteria

WordNet

Mor*bif"ic, Mor*bif"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Morbific
  • Morbifical
)
Etymology
L. morbus disease + -ficare (in comp.) to make: cf. F. morbifique. See -fy.
Definitions
  1. Causing disease; generating a sickly state; as, a morbific matter.

Webster 1913