Definition of infect

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Infect (v. t.) Infected. Cf. Enfect.

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Venenate :: Venenate (v. t.) To poison; to infect with poison.
Infective :: Infective (a.) Infectious.
Infectible :: Infectible (a.) Capable of being infected.
Disinfection :: Disinfection (n.) The act of disinfecting; purification from infecting matter.
Zymosis :: Zymosis (n.) A fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an infectious disease is believed to be developed..
Taint :: Taint (v. i.) To be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something corrupting.
Pathogene :: Pathogene (n.) One of a class of virulent microorganisms or bacteria found in the tissues and fluids in infectious diseases, and supposed to be the cause of the disease; a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium; -- opposed to zymogene..
Lazar :: Lazar (n.) A person infected with a filthy or pestilential disease; a leper.
Inoculate :: Inoculate (v. t.) To communicate a disease to ( a person ) by inserting infectious matter in the skin or flesh; as, to inoculate a person with the virus of smallpox,rabies, etc. See Vaccinate..
Disinfectant :: Disinfectant (n.) That which disinfects; an agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine..
Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate..
Infectious :: Infectious (a.) Capable of being easily diffused or spread; sympathetic; readily communicated; as, infectious mirth..
Infecting :: Infecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Infec.
Disinfect :: Disinfect (v. t.) To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous.
Taking :: Taking (n.) Malign influence; infection.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire..
Disinfecting :: Disinfecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disinfec.
Miasma :: Miasma (n.) Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious effluvia; malaria.
Murrain :: Murrain (n.) An infectious and fatal disease among cattle.
Labarraque''s Solution :: Labarraque's solution () An aqueous solution of hypochlorite of sodium, extensively used as a disinfectant..
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