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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The uninfected students and staff are left to reign in the chaos and get to the bottom of the illness — a possible government experiment gone wrong.
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Kevin Cassidy, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The uninfected Brits have had to rewind their society back a millennium.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Infected larvae treated with topical CBD had survival rates that were near those of uninfected larvae, indicating that CBD could be used as a topical antifungal in the clinical setting.
—Paul McClure 14, New Atlas, 14 June 2025
There are millions of spores within the ball that, when released, will blow about in the air and spread disease to other uninfected buds and blooms.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
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Kevin Cassidy, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The uninfected Brits have had to rewind their society back a millennium.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Infected larvae treated with topical CBD had survival rates that were near those of uninfected larvae, indicating that CBD could be used as a topical antifungal in the clinical setting.
—Paul McClure 14, New Atlas, 14 June 2025
There are millions of spores within the ball that, when released, will blow about in the air and spread disease to other uninfected buds and blooms.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
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“Uninfected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninfected. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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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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