infective
/ɪn'fɛktɪv/
adjective
9 letters3 syllables17 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1
Caused by infection or capable of causing infection.
“viruses and other infective agents”
“a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease”
2
Able to cause disease.
“infective agents”
WORD FORMS
Related forminfect
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latininfectiveway
Starts & ends withI … E
Syllablesin · fec · tive
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
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