infective

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. able to cause disease (Freq. 2)
- infective agents
- pathogenic bacteria
• Syn:
morbific, pathogenic
• Similar to:
unhealthful
• Derivationally related forms:
pathogen (for: pathogenic), infect
2. caused by infection or capable of causing infection
- viruses and other infective agents
- a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease
• Syn:
infectious
• Similar to:
septic, infected
• Derivationally related forms:
infect, infection (for: infectious)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  infectious, morbific, pathogenic