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