(medicine) A spot on the skin that is characteristic of the plague or of a similar disease. / (figuratively) A plague, a scourge, a calamity (someone that is a persistent source of trouble).

plural of plague spot

Alternative spelling of hog plague

(chiefly US, now rare) Synonym of swine fever

(derogatory) someone who doesn't follow anti-pandemic rules and guidelines or even takes actions, such as attending unnecessary events, that promote the spread of illness.

(chemistry, electronics) The brittle, bright-purple intermetallic compound AuAl₂, formed when gold and aluminium are heated while in direct contact (for instance, if a gold wire is bonded to an aluminium contact pad and experiences heating due to electrical resistance).

(medicine, historical) The first major pandemic outbreak of bubonic plague in the 6th century.

(simile) To evade or shun, if at all possible.

(informal) tularemia

plural of Pahvant Valley plague