| Pronunciation: | | in'fektiv
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- [adj] able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria"
- [adj] caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease"
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INFECTIVE is a 9 letter word that starts with I. |
| | Synonyms: | | infectious, morbific, pathogenic, septic, unhealthful |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*fect"ive\, a. [L. infectivus pertaining to
dyeing.]
Infectious. --Beau. & Fl.
True love . . . hath an infective power. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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