transmissible

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adjective

trans·​mis·​si·​ble tran(t)s-ˈmi-sə-bəl 

tranz-

: capable of being transmitted

transmissible diseases

transmissibility

(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌmi-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

(ˌ)tranz-

noun

transmissibility

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noun

trans·​mis·​si·​bil·​i·​ty tran(t)ˌsmisəˈbilətē 

traan-, 

-nzˌm-, 

-lətē, 

-i

plural -es

: the quality or state of being transmissible

Synonyms of transmissible

Adjective

• infectious
• infective
• communicable

Examples of transmissible in a Sentence

Adjective

The virus is highly transmissible to humans.

the virus chiefly affects dogs but is transmissible to humans and other animals

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

That's a key sign of a transmissible cancer, researchers said, a rare phenomenon in which cancer cells survive outside their original host and spread to another animal. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Canine transmissible venereal tumor, or CTVT, is a genital cancer that dogs pass to one another during mating. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

But scientists say there is no known risk of this potentially transmissible melanoma found in catfish to transfer to humans. — Dr. Yonathan Daniel, ABC News, 25 July 2026

In a paper published on Wednesday in Nature, Emerson and his colleagues report that these inky blemishes are a kind of transmissible skin cancer — one that appears to spread from catfish to catfish. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1644, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing transmissible

• transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Rhymes for transmissible

• miscible
• admissible
• immiscible
• permissible
• impermissible
• inadmissible
• indivisible
• inexplicable

Kids Definition

transmissible

adjective

trans·​mis·​si·​ble tran(t)s-ˈmis-ə-bəl 

tranz-

: capable of being transmitted

transmissible diseases

Medical Definition

transmissible

adjective

trans·​mis·​si·​ble tran(t)s-ˈmis-ə-bəl, tranz- 

: capable of being transmitted (as from one person to another)

transmissible diseases

transmissibility

(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌmis-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē, (ˌ)tranz- 

noun

plural transmissibilities