INFECTIVE

infective, morbific, pathogenic

(adjective) able to cause disease; “infective agents”; “pathogenic bacteria”

infectious, infective

(adjective) caused by infection or capable of causing infection; “viruses and other infective agents”; “a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

infective (comparative more infective, superlative most infective)

Able to cause infection; infectious

Noun

infective (plural infectives)

(epidemiology) A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others.

Coordinate terms

• immune

• susceptible

Source: Wiktionary

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In*fect"ive, a. Etym: [L. infectivus pertaining to dyeing.]

Definition: Infectious. Beau. & Fl. True love . . . hath an infective power. Sir P. Sidney.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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