Infective Definition & Meaning

infective
adjective
  1. able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria"
  2. caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease"

"Infective" in song lyrics

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  • "A disease of lyrics that is about to be infective"
    Inner City Posse (D-Lyrical and Violent J) * — Gangsta Times

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