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infectable

infectable adjective: able to infect or to become infected.

Adjective

infectable (comparative more infectable, superlative most infectable)

  1. Able to infect or to become infected
    Synonyms:
    infectible

Synonyms of infectable

Forms of infectable

comparativemore infectable
superlativemost infectable

Origin of infectable

From infect + -able.

Words formed from infectable

Questions about infectable

What does infectable mean?
Infectable means able to infect or to become infected.
What part of speech is infectable?
Infectable is an adjective.

Words near infectable in the dictionary

  1. infeasible
  2. infeasibleness
  3. infeasibly
  4. infect
  5. infectability
  6. infectable
  7. infectant
  8. infectants
  9. infecte
  10. infected
  11. infected abortion

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