Dictionary Definition
infective adj
1 able to cause disease; "infective agents";
"pathogenic bacteria" [syn: morbific, pathogenic]
2 caused by infection or capable of causing
infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains
infective without himself showing signs of the disease" [syn:
infectious]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- Able to cause infection; infectious
Translations
- Italian: infettivo