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Infective

Noun CEFR B2
ɪnˈfɛktɪv

Definitions

A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others.

Equivalents

Deutschinfektiös
Italianoinfettivo
العربيةمعدي
3 more languages

Examples

“It is evident that the greater the number⟳ of susceptibles, then the greater the increase⟳ in the number⟳ of infectives.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Infectively infectiveness infectivity infectome infector infectress

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