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variolous

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va·ri·o·lous (v-r-ls, vâr--)
adj.
Of, relating to, or affected with smallpox.
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Hence, Reynolds says they probably knew of the use of smallpox as an effective WMD and, though there is no evidence whatsoever apart from the presence of some variolous matter in the surgeon's medical kit, he suggests they possibly used this to infect the Aborigines deliberately.
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