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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for infectious

Adjective

1. infectious, infective, septic (vs. antiseptic)
usage: 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. infectious (vs. noninfectious), catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable, contagious, corrupting, contaminating
usage: easily spread; "fear is exceedlingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell
3. infectious
usage: of or relating to infection; "infectious hospital"; "infectious disease"
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