infective
Example Sentences
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The goal was to see which were more infective.
From Washington Post
A second group of oomycetes in the genus Haptoglossa manufactures infective “harpoon cells.”
From Scientific American
“As the virus mutates, it is important to watch to see if it changes in a way that allows it to be more infective for nonhumans,” Dr. Hungerford said.
From Washington Times
If the U.K. strain does allow the coronavirus to stick more tightly to human cells, you could easily come up with reasons why this mutant “could be more infective, more virulent and potentially more dangerous.”
From Los Angeles Times
“Even if B.1.1.7 is more infective overall, we may never see a big surge from it here in L.A.”
From New York Times
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