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infective

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in·fec·tive  (n-fktv)
adj.
Capable of producing infection; infectious.
in·fective·ness, infec·tivi·ty n.
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Adj.1.infective - able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria"
morbific, pathogenic
unhealthful - detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint"
2.infective - caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease"
infectious
infected, septic - containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage"


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