INFECTIVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does infective mean? • INFECTIVE (adjective)
The adjective INFECTIVE has 2 senses:
1. able to cause disease
2. caused by infection or capable of causing infection
Familiarity information: INFECTIVE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INFECTIVE (adjective)
Meaning:
Able to cause disease
Synonyms:
infective; morbific; pathogenic
Context examples:
infective agents / pathogenic bacteria
Similar:
unhealthful (detrimental to good health)
Meaning:
Caused by infection or capable of causing infection
Synonyms:
infectious; infective
Context examples:
viruses and other infective agents / a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease
Similar:
infected; septic (containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms)
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