FOMITE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another

Synonyms:

fomite; vehicle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("fomite" is a kind of...):

object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)

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