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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

fo•mes n., pl. fom•i•tes Usually, fomites. [Med.]

Medicineany agent, as clothing or bedding, that is capable of absorbing and transmitting the infecting organism of a disease.

Latin fōmes kindling wood, tinder, akin to fōvēre to keep warm
1650–60

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