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infectives

infectives is the plural of infective.

Meaning of infective

Noun

infective (plural infectives)

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

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Questions about infectives

What is infectives the plural of?
Infectives is the plural of infective.

Words near infectives in the dictionary

  1. infectious mononucleosis
  2. infectiously
  3. infectiousness
  4. infective
  5. infectiveness
  6. infectives
  7. infectivities
  8. infectivity
  9. infectological
  10. infectologist
  11. infectologists

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