infective

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈfɛktɪv/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in fek′tiv)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•fec•tive  (in fek′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. infectious.
  • Medieval Latin infectīvus. See infect, -ive
  • Middle English 1350–1400
in•fec′tive•ness, in′fec•tiv′i•ty, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
infective / ɪnˈfɛktɪv/
  1. capable of causing infection
  2. a less common word for infectious
inˈfectivelyinˈfectiveness, ˌinfecˈtivity
'infective' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anti-infective - autoinoculation - subviral - superbug - virulent

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