Infective

/ɪnˈfektɪv/

adjective

Capable of causing infection.

The wound was infected by infective bacteria.

Often appears as...

infective organism
infective stage

adjective

Related to or producing infection.

The doctor took measures to prevent infective complications.

Often appears as...

infective endocarditis
infective arthritis

adjective

Capable of causing infection.

The wound was infected by infective bacteria.

Often appears as...

infective organism
infective stage

adjective

Related to or producing infection.

The doctor took measures to prevent infective complications.

Often appears as...

infective endocarditis
infective arthritis

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Possible confusion

Don't mix up 'infective' with 'infected'; 'infective' describes something that can cause infection.

The infective agent has not infected anyone yet.

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Collocation examples

'Infective' often pairs with words like 'agent,' 'disease,' or 'stage' to describe infectious aspects.

Researchers are studying the infective stage of the virus.

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Negative connotation

'Infective' has a negative connotation since it's related to illnesses and their spread.

Use gloves to handle infective material safely.

Pro Tip 1/3

Possible confusion

Don't mix up 'infective' with 'infected'; 'infective' describes something that can cause infection.

The infective agent has not infected anyone yet.

Pro Tip 2/3

Collocation examples

'Infective' often pairs with words like 'agent,' 'disease,' or 'stage' to describe infectious aspects.

Researchers are studying the infective stage of the virus.

Pro Tip 3/3

Negative connotation

'Infective' has a negative connotation since it's related to illnesses and their spread.

Use gloves to handle infective material safely.

Pro Tip 1/3

Possible confusion

Don't mix up 'infective' with 'infected'; 'infective' describes something that can cause infection.

The infective agent has not infected anyone yet.

Pro Tip 2/3

Collocation examples

'Infective' often pairs with words like 'agent,' 'disease,' or 'stage' to describe infectious aspects.

Researchers are studying the infective stage of the virus.

Pro Tip 3/3

Negative connotation

'Infective' has a negative connotation since it's related to illnesses and their spread.

Use gloves to handle infective material safely.

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communicablecontagiousepidemicinfectiouspandemicpathogenicpestilentialvirulent

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time in the infectiousness of a disease using suddenly the co are not which is a number of secondary cases one infective case who give in a population that has not had the disease before now the higher that number the bigger the bigger the problem is for you to eliminate it

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but the DNA from this organism is not infective. So even if somebody made the smallpox genome, that DNA itself would not cause infections. The real concern that security departments have is designer viruses.