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[in-fekt] / ɪnˈfɛkt /


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Flesh Eating Bacteria Can Infect Anyone – What You Should Know Necrotizing fasciitis, commonly known as flesh eating bacteria, infects various layers of the skin.

From Scientific American • Sep. 23, 2012

Infect: The spyware captures and copies the phone’s most basic functions, NSO marketing materials show, recording from the cameras and microphone and collecting location data, call logs and contacts.

From Washington Post

Infect: The spyware captures and copies the phone’s most basic functions, NSO marketing materials show, recording from the cameras and microphone and collecting location data, call logs and contacts.

From Washington Post

DAVIS, D. J.: Food accessory factors in bacterial culture with special reference to hemophilic bacilli I. J. Infect.

From The Vitamine Manual by Eddy, Walter H.

Infect, in-fekt′, v.t. to taint, especially with disease: to corrupt: to poison.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various




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