 infective |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] able to cause disease | |
| Synonyms: | pathogenic morbific | |
| Examples: | "infective agents" "pathogenic bacteria" |
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| Related terms: | unhealthful | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] caused by infection or capable of causing infection; viruses and other infective agents" | |
| Synonyms: | infectious | |
| Examples: | "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease" |
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| Related terms: | septic | |
| Similar spelling: |
ineffective invective infect infected infection infectious in_fact invested infested infectiously invest infest investment in_effect invasive ineffectual |
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