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FOMITE
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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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