infective

English

Etymology

infect +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfɛktɪv/
• Rhymes: -ɛktɪv

Adjective

infective (comparative more infective, superlative most infective)

1. Able to cause infection; infectious

Translations

able to cause infection

• German: infektiös (de)
• Hungarian: fertőző (hu), ragályos (hu)
• Italian: infettivo (it)
• Korean: 감염성 (gamyeomseong)
• Polish: infekcyjny (pl), zakaźny (pl)

Noun

infective (plural infectives)

1. (epidemiology) A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others.
   • 2002, Belinda Barnes, Glenn Fulford, Mathematical Modeling with Case Studies‎^[1], →ISBN, page 140:

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

Coordinate terms

• immune
• susceptible