English Explanatory Dictionary

infective

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Able to cause infection; infectious
noun
  1. A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈfɛktɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-infective.wav

Word forms

infective more infective most infective infectives

Etymology

From infect + -ive.

Derived words

antiinfective autoinfective coinfective disinfective infectiveness infectivity noninfective parainfective postinfective subinfective superinfective uninfective
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