infective
Meanings
Plural: infectives
Adjective Satellite
- able to cause disease
- "infective agents"
- caused by infection or capable of causing infection
- "viruses and other infective agents"
- "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease"
Adj
- Able to cause infection; infectious
Noun
- A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others.
Origin / Etymology
From infect + -ive.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
infective is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordinfective is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
infective is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 20
infective is a valid Words With Friends word