infective, morbific, pathogenic
(adjective) able to cause disease; “infective agents”; “pathogenic bacteria”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
morbific (comparative more morbific, superlative most morbific)
That causes disease; sickening, pathogenic. [from 17th c.]
Pertaining to or caused by disease; diseased. [from 17th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Mor*bif"ic, Mor*bif"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. morbus disease + -ficare (in comp.) to make: cf. F. morbifique. See -fy.]
Definition: Causing disease; generating a sickly state; as, a morbific matter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 June 2025
(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
