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infectee

infectee noun: a person or other organism that has been infected.

Noun

infectee (plural infectees)

  1. A person or other organism that has been infected.
    • Many viruses exhibit the behavior described, especially sending e-mails automatically to many people in the infectee's address book.2006, David Groth, Network+ Study Guide (Exam N10-002), page xl

Forms of infectee

pluralinfectees

Origin of infectee

From infect + -ee.

Questions about infectee

What does infectee mean?
Infectee means a person or other organism that has been infected.
What part of speech is infectee?
Infectee is a noun.
What is the plural of infectee?
The plural of infectee is infectees.

Words near infectee in the dictionary

  1. infected
  2. infected abortion
  3. infected abortions
  4. infectedness
  5. infecteds
  6. infectee
  7. infectees
  8. infecter
  9. infecters
  10. infectest
  11. infecteth

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