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transmissible

trans·mis·si·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trans-mis-uh-buh l, tranz-]
    • /trænsˈmɪs ə bəl, trænz-/
    • /trænzˈmɪsəbl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trans-mis-uh-buh l, tranz-]
    • /trænsˈmɪs ə bəl, trænz-/

Definitions of transmissible word

  • adjective transmissible capable of being transmitted. 1
  • adjective transmissible capable of being passed on 1
  • adjective transmissible capable of being transmitted 0
See all 3 definitions of transmissible

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Origin of transmissible

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; < Latin trānsmiss(us) (see transmission) + -ible

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Parts of speech for Transmissible

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Transmissible

transmissible popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

transmissible usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for transmissible

adj transmissible

  • contagious — A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
  • genealogical — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
  • hereditary — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.
  • heritable — capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
  • impartible — not partible; indivisible.

adjective transmissible

  • communicable — A communicable disease is one that can be passed on to other people.
  • epizootic — Of, relating to, or denoting a disease that is temporarily prevalent and widespread in an animal population.
  • infectious — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
  • infective — infectious.
  • willed — having a will (usually used in combination): strong-willed; weak-willed.
All 13 Synonyms of transmissible

Antonyms for transmissible

adjective transmissible

  • noncommunicable — not communicable, especially with reference to a disease that is not transmitted through contact with an infected or afflicted person.
Just one Antonym for transmissible

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Related words

  • hereditary

    passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.

  • psittacosis

    a rickettsial disease affecting birds of the parrot family, pigeons, and domestic fowl, caused by the chlamydia Chlamydia psittaci and transmissible to humans.

  • rous sarcoma

    a malignant tumor occurring in the connective tissue of poultry, caused by a transmissible RNA-containing virus.

  • transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

    any of several encephalopathies, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy, scrapie, and kuru, characterized by spongy degeneration of brain tissue and believed to result from the ingestion of a toxic protein or virus.
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