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infective

Adjective

in=fec=tive

WORDNET DICTIONARY

infective(s = adj.all) morbific, pathogenic - able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria"

Derived forms verb infect₂, verb infect₁

infective(s = adj.all) infectious - caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease"

Derived forms verb infect₂, verb infect₁

infective, a. [L. infectivus pertaining to dyeing.].

Infectious. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]

"True love . . . hath an infective power." [1913 Webster]

infective, adj.
1 capable of infecting with disease.
2 infectious.

Derivative

infectiveness n.

Etymology

L infectivus (as INFECT)