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as in infectious
capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another
that disease is only transmittable through direct contact with an infected person, not through contact with something the infected person has touched
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as in transportable
capable of being taken from one place to another by public carrier
I doubt that fireworks are legally transmittable through the mail
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Recent Examples of transmittable
The findings are a reminder that animals carry diseases that are transmittable to humans.
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmittable
Adjective
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Underpinning all his goofiness was an utterly sincere and infectious confidence and belief in A Complete Unknown, and a genuine desire to share it with as many people as possible.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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The vaccine is made from an inactivated virus, which means the virus is not infectious.—
Ashley Wong,
Health,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Last year, Harrison Bardwell, the farm’s ninth-generation proprietor, was selling thousands of pounds of cucumbers at a time, transportable by pallet and forklift.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Solar fuels offer a sustainable, storable, and transportable alternative to fossil fuels, playing a key role in decarbonizing energy systems for transportation, heating, and industry by using existing infrastructure.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Measles outbreaks erupted in the U.S. this year because a highly communicable virus, sometimes circulating abroad, infected a rising population of unvaccinated Americans as well as some visitors from abroad who traveled in this country.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2025
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This misconception tends to be due to the rise in influenza and other communicable respiratory infections in the colder months.—
Patty Weasler, RN,
Verywell Health,
9 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 July 2024
Adjective
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For those thinking about making a transition into blue-collar work, FlexJobs advises highlighting transferrable skills like project management and evaluating training pathways like apprenticeships and trade schools, as well as certification requirements.—
Sarah Jackson,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Tickets for the event are currently sold out, and will be transferrable to the new date.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even when the authors simulated the emergence of new, more transmissible variants (a frequent situation that proved very challenging to forecasters during the COVID-19 pandemic), the algorithm proved robust, adjusting quickly by re-estimating transmission rates.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Legionnaires’ disease is not transmissible from person to person.—
Tina Chen,
Mercury News,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Transmittable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmittable. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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