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- US Pronunciation
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- \ˈfō-ˌmīt\
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- \ˈfō-ˌmīt\
Definitions of fomite word
- noun fomite (medicine, epidemiology) An inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts. 1
- noun fomite an inanimate substance or object that can transfer a pathogen to a host 0
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Parts of speech for Fomite
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fomite popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
fomite usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with fomite
- what is a fomite?
- which of the following is a fomite?
- what is fomite?
- what is fomite transmission?
- what does fomite mean?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with f
- Words starting with fo
- Words starting with fom
- Words starting with fomi
- Words starting with fomit
- Words starting with fomite
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