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infectionist

infectionist noun: one who believed that diseases were spread by infection.

Noun

infectionist (plural infectionists)

  1. (historical) One who believed that diseases were spread by infection.
  2. (rare) An infectious disease specialist.

Forms of infectionist

pluralinfectionists

Origin of infectionist

From infection + -ist.

Questions about infectionist

What does infectionist mean?
Infectionist means one who believed that diseases were spread by infection.
What part of speech is infectionist?
Infectionist is a noun.
What is the plural of infectionist?
The plural of infectionist is infectionists.

Words near infectionist in the dictionary

  1. infectiologists
  2. infectiology
  3. infection
  4. infectional
  5. infectionism
  6. infectionist
  7. infectionists
  8. infections
  9. infectious
  10. infectious abortion
  11. infectious abortions

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