infective, morbific, pathogenic
(adjective) able to cause disease; āinfective agentsā; āpathogenic bacteriaā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pathogenic (comparative more pathogenic, superlative most pathogenic)
(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.
(music) Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.
Source: Wiktionary
Path`o*gen"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Med. & Biol.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to pathogeny; producting disease; as, a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
