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transmissible

adjective

(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

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Word Facts

Word length
13
Starts with
T
Ends with
E
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
17
CEFR level
A1

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adjective

  1. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

adjective

  1. Occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

    “An inherited disease”

adjective

  1. Inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

    “Ancestral home”

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Example Sentences

An inherited disease
Familial traits
Genetically transmitted features
Ancestral home
Ancestral lore
Hereditary monarchy
Patrimonial estate
Transmissible tradition

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