Vocabulary : Infecter to Infecund
Infecter : One who, or that which, infects.Infectible : Capable of being infected.
Infecting : of Infect
Infection : The act or process of infecting. ;; That which infects, or causes the communicated disease; any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an infectious disease is caused. ;; The state of being infected; contamination by morbific particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic. ;; That which taints or corrupts morally; as, the infection of vicious principles. ;; Contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods; implication. ;; Sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions; influence.
Infectious : Having qualities that may infect; communicable or caused by infection; pestilential; epidemic; as, an infectious fever; infectious clothing; infectious air; infectious vices. ;; Corrupting, or tending to corrupt or contaminate; vitiating; demoralizing. ;; Contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure and forfeiture. ;; Capable of being easily diffused or spread; sympathetic; readily communicated; as, infectious mirth.
