contractable
Capable of being contractedCapable of being contracted (in various senses).
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Capable of being contracted (in various senses).
a disease contractable from tapeworms
More definitions
- (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From contract + -able.From contract + -able.
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Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection:catchingcommunicablecontagioustransmissibletransmittable
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedcontractible
Derivedcontractably