uninfected
adjective
un·in·fect·ed
ˌən-in-ˈfek-təd 
: free from infection : not infected
an uninfected wound
an uninfected person
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Legitimate scientists, such as virology experts uninfected by the conspiratorial fantasy that the virus originated in the lab, are aghast at the suspension of EcoHealth’s funding and the organization’s likely debarment, as well as the Democrats’ supine behavior.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
The livers of armadillos infected with leprosy bacteria are about one-third larger than those of their uninfected counterparts, Rambukkana and colleagues report today in Cell Reports Medicine.
—Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 15 Nov. 2022
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
The livers of armadillos infected with leprosy bacteria are about one-third larger than those of their uninfected counterparts, Rambukkana and colleagues report today in Cell Reports Medicine.
—Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 15 Nov. 2022
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uninfected
adjective
un·in·fect·ed
ˌən-in-ˈfek-təd
: free from infection
an uninfected infant
uninfected cells
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