infective

English

Etymology

infect +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfɛktɪv/
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv

Adjective

infective (comparative more infective, superlative most infective)

Able to cause infection; infectious

Translations

able to cause infection

German: infektiös (de)
Hungarian: fertőző (hu), ragályos (hu)
Italian: infettivo (it)
Korean: 감염성 (gamyeomseong)
Polish: infekcyjny (pl), zakaźny (pl)

Noun

infective (plural infectives)

(epidemiology) A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others.
- 2002, Belinda Barnes, Glenn Fulford, Mathematical Modeling with Case Studies‎, →ISBN, page 140:
  It is evident that the greater the number of susceptibles, then the greater the increase in the number of infectives.

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