FOMITE


Meaning of FOMITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfō-ˌmīt ]

noun

( plural fo·mites ˈfō-ˌmīts; ˈfä-mə-ˌtēz, ˈfō-)

Etymology: back-formation from fomites, from New Latin, plural of fomit-, fomes, from Latin, kindling wood; akin to Latin fovēre to heat — more at foment

Date: 1803

: an object (as a dish or an article of clothing) that may be contaminated with infectious organisms and serve in their transmission

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