Infective
Infective adjective - Caused by infection or capable of causing infection.
Putrefactive and infective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Putrefactive" instead an adjective "Infective".
Putrefactive
Putrefactive adjective - Causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction.
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Synonyms for Putrefactive
Infective and putrefactive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Infective" instead an adjective "Putrefactive".
Nearby Word: putrefaction
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Related pairs
- foul and infective
- foul and putrefactive
- bad and infective
- bad and putrefactive
- noisome and infective
- noisome and putrefactive
- infected and infective
- infected and putrefactive
- noxious and infective
- noxious and putrefactive
- diseased and infective
- diseased and putrefactive
- unhealthy and infective
- unhealthy and putrefactive
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