- infective
- 1. adjectiveAble to cause infection; infectious2. nounA person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others
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Infective — In*fect ive, a. [L. infectivus pertaining to dyeing.] Infectious. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] True love . . . hath an infective power. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infective — index contagious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
infective — late 14c., from L. infectivus, from infectus (see INFECT (Cf. infect)) … Etymology dictionary
infective — *infectious Analogous words: contaminating, tainting, polluting, defiling (see CONTAMINATE): corrupting, vitiating (see DEBASE): *poisonous, virulent, toxic, mephitic Contrasted words: salutary, hygienic, *healthful, wholesome … New Dictionary of Synonyms
infective — [in fek′tiv] adj. [ME infectif < OFr < L infectivus] likely to cause infection; infectious infectivity n … English World dictionary
infective — [[t]ɪnfe̱ktɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Infective means related to infection or likely to cause infection. [FORMAL] ...a mild and very common infective disease of children … English dictionary
infective — infekcinis statusas Aprobuotas sritis augalų apsauga apibrėžtis Gebantis pernešti infekciją. atitikmenys: angl. infective vok. Infektiös rus. инфекционный pranc. infectieux šaltinis Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro 2006 m. kovo 27 d.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
infective dose — (ID) the amount of a pathogenic agent that will cause infection in susceptible subjects. See also median infective d. and median tissue culture infective d … Medical dictionary
infective thrombus — the thrombus seen with infective thrombosis … Medical dictionary
infective — adjective Date: 14th century 1. producing or capable of producing infection 2. affecting others ; infectious • infectivity noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
infective — infectiveness, infectivity, n. /in fek tiv/, adj. infectious. [1350 1400; ME < ML infectivus. See INFECT, IVE] * * * … Universalium
