infective

adj.
Capable of producing infection; infectious.

infectiveness in·fec'tive·ness or in'fec·tiv'i·ty n.

(ĭn-fĕk'tĭv)
adj.

Capable of producing infection; infectious.

in·fec'tive·ness or in'fec·tiv'i·ty n.

Ability of an agent to infect.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: able to cause disease
  Synonyms: morbific, pathogenic

Meaning #2: caused by infection or capable of causing infection
  Synonym: infectious

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - smitsom, smittende

Nederlands (Dutch)
besmettelijk, infectie veroorzakend

Français (French)
adj. - (Méd) infectieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ansteckend, infektiös

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (παθολ., μτφ.) μολυσματικός, λοιμώδης, μεταδοτικός

Italiano (Italian)
infettivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - infeccioso

Русский (Russian)
инфекционный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - infeccioso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - smittosam

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
传染的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 傳染的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 전염하는, 전염되기 쉬운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 感染の, 接触伝染性の, 伝染性の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معد, ملوث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מידבקת (מחלה)‬

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