fomite

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/ˈfəʊmʌɪt/ English

Definitions

noun

An inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts.

Related words

Synonyms

fomes fimbria fmol frob foley fodient fumigator fetishism fomentation fetiche foulant fecal matter fodder fetich femtomole feculence

Associated

hemorrhagic pulmonary transfer shown forms either

Rhymes

chromite samite somite gummite hamite zamite ca might come might drum might income might

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