Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infectivity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: in-fec-tiv-i-ty
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability of a pathogen to establish an infection

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The reputation for low infectivity of rubella was probably based on failure to recognise rashless cases."

Etymology

Etymology tree English infective Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English infectivity From infective + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

infectivities (plural)

Questions

What does infectivity mean?: The ability of a pathogen to establish an infection
Where does infectivity come from?: Etymology tree English infective Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English infectivity From infective + -ity.

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