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infectious

in·fec·tious

infectious

 
 
pronunciation:
ihn fek shs
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part of speech: adjective
definition: able to be spread to others.
The flu is an infectious disease.
similar words:
toxic
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derivations: infectiously (adv.), infectiousness (n.)
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  disease, virus