contaminativeadj.
/kənˈtamɪneɪtɪv/ Having a contaminating property; causing contamination.
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contagiousc1374
infectivea1398
smitting?c1450
infected1480
infectuous1495
infecting1539
infectious1575
smittle1583
catching1594
contaminous1599
taking1608
communicative1741
malignant1822
contaminative1826
zymotic1842
smittling1845
infectant1855
autoinfective1874
catchy1884
toxo-infectious1907
postinfectious1913
1826 Blackwood's Mag. 19 131 It proves that the disease is not a contagious, but a contaminative fever.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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