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 Brits have had to rewind their society back a millennium.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
The unstoppable spread of a malevolent fungal strain called cordyceps has ravaged the global population and turned ordinary human beings into zombies who survive only by feasting on the flesh of the uninfected, thereby plunging society into an unimaginable nightmare.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Infected pigs were housed near uninfected ferrets with no direct contact.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 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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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
The unstoppable spread of a malevolent fungal strain called cordyceps has ravaged the global population and turned ordinary human beings into zombies who survive only by feasting on the flesh of the uninfected, thereby plunging society into an unimaginable nightmare.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Infected pigs were housed near uninfected ferrets with no direct contact.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 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 2 Jul. 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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