English Explanatory Dictionary

spillover

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

That which overflows; the excess or side effect.
The spread of infectious disease between different species of animal and particularly to humans.

Word forms

spillover spillovers

Etymology

From spill + over.

Related words

zoonosis

Derived words

spillover effect

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