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in⋅fec⋅tive

  [in-fek-tiv]
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–adjective
infectious.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML infectīvus. See infect, -ive

Related forms:
in⋅fec⋅tive⋅ness, in⋅fec⋅tiv⋅i⋅ty, noun
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in·fec·tive   (ĭn-fěk'tĭv)   
adj.  Capable of producing infection; infectious.
in·fec'tive·ness, in'fec·tiv'i·ty n.
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Main Entry: in·fec·tive
Pronunciation: in-'fek-tiv
Function: adjective
: producing or capable of producing infection : INFECTIOUS
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infective in·fec·tive (ĭn-fěk'tĭv)
adj.
Capable of producing infection; infectious.

in·fec'tive·ness or in'fec·tiv'i·ty n.

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