infective
infective · more infective · most infective
infektiös
Able to cause infectionAble to cause infection; infectious
/ɪnˈfɛktɪv/
» Some hospitals have special rooms to treat patients with highly infective diseases.
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1 sensesAble to cause infection; infectious
infektiös
able to cause disease
Examples
1 sentencesSome hospitals have special rooms to treat patients with highly infective diseases.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
able to cause infection:
Forms
more infective, most infective| Comparative | more infective Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most infective Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- able to cause disease:morbificpathogenic
- caused by infection or capable of causing infection:infectious
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form