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| 1. | [ adjective ] contaminated with infecting organisms | |
| Synonyms: | dirty pestiferous contaminated | |
| Examples: | "dirty wounds" "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen |
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| Related terms: | septic | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having undergone infection | |
| Synonyms: | festering putrid pussy purulent | |
| Examples: | "festering sores" "an infected wound" |
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| Related terms: | septic | |
| Similar spelling: |
infect invested infested infective in_fact ineffective invective infection invest infest investment infectious in_effect ineffectual investor in_focus |
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