transmissible

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transmissible

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From Latin trānsmissus + -ible.

adjective

not comparable, of a disease Capable of being transmitted from one person to another. (but the last two are not interchangeable in formal registers)
Similar: transmittable, communicable, spreadable, catching · Opposite: nontransmissible, noncommunicable
not comparable, of a message or program Capable of being transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver.
Similar: transmittable
not comparable Able to transmit a disease; infectious, contagious. Because I think from a public health perspective, knowing that you are transmissible and going around transmitting, because sometimes that's not your main intention. I don't want to go around to transmit. But I think knowing that you are transmissible and still engaging in possible acts that might t

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adj able to be transmitted

Español	transmisible
Português	transmissível
Italiano	trasmissibile
Română	transmisibil

adj contagious

Français	transmissible
Română	transmisibil, contagios

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@misc{transmissible_2026,
  title = {transmissible},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transmissible},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}