uninfected
Britishadjective
Vocabulary lists containing uninfected
Example Sentences
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He's not up to mischief: these are males that don't bite, and they carry a gut bacteria called Wolbachia, which means when they mate with uninfected females, the eggs won't hatch.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
To model realistic transmission conditions, the researchers created a controlled system in which infected and uninfected animals either came into direct physical contact or shared the same airspace without touching.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Saltiveri, who employs strict and longstanding mandatory biosecurity measures, is confident that his and other farms will remain uninfected.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
Despite having built an obelisk of skulls, Dr. Kelson is one of the few remaining uninfected who has lost neither his reason nor his soul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
The only survivors of the experiment were the two control monkeys—the healthy, uninfected monkeys that lived in cages across the room from the sick monkeys.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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