/ ɪnˈfektɪv; NAmE / adjective
( medical ) able to cause infection
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin infectivus , from inficere to taint, from in- into + facere put, do.
/ ɪnˈfektɪv; NAmE / adjective
( medical ) able to cause infection
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin infectivus , from inficere to taint, from in- into + facere put, do.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005