CONTRACTABLE

catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable

(adjective) (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

contractable (not comparable)

Capable of being contracted (in various senses).

Source: Wiktionary



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2 May 2025

MINESHAFT

(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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