transmissible

trans·mis·si·ble

adj \tran(t)s-ˈmi-sə-bəl, tranz-\

Definition of TRANSMISSIBLE

: capable of being transmitted <transmissible diseases>

— trans·mis·si·bil·i·ty \(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌmi-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē, (ˌ)tranz-\ noun

Examples of TRANSMISSIBLE

1. The virus is highly transmissible to humans.
2. <don't worry, the genetic disorder isn't transmissible from one generation to the next>

First Known Use of TRANSMISSIBLE

1644

Related to TRANSMISSIBLE

Synonyms: catching, communicable, pestilent, contagious, transmittable

Antonyms: noncommunicable

Related Words: infectious, infective

Near Antonyms: noninfectious

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Rhymes with TRANSMISSIBLE

admissible, immiscible, municipal, omissible, permissible, remissible