transmissible

[ trans-mis-uh-buhl, tranz- ]

/ trænsˈmɪs ə bəl, trænz- /

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adjective

capable of being transmitted.

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Origin of transmissible

1635–45; <Latin trānsmiss(us) (see transmission) + -ible

trans·mis·si·bil·i·ty, nounun·trans·mis·si·ble, adjective

Early analysis suggests it may be as much as 70% more transmissible than other circulating strains.
U.S. will now require COVID negative test for travelers departing from U.K.|Rachel King|December 25, 2020|Fortune
Scientists advising the UK government have speculated that it could be as much as 70% more transmissible than previously known versions.
Don’t panic about the latest coronavirus mutations, say drug companies|David Rotman|December 23, 2020|MIT Technology Review
It’s unclear, however, whether all the observations together stem from a more transmissible virus, which could be harder to control.
The new U.K. coronavirus variant is concerning. But don’t freak out|Erin Garcia de Jesus|December 22, 2020|Science News
British government scientists said on Saturday that tests had shown the new strain was 70% more transmissible than the original virus.
The U.K. is facing a Christmas food crisis, as France closes border to trucks over mutant COVID-19 strain|Jeremy Kahn|December 21, 2020|Fortune

It’s 70% more transmissible than earlier variants, experts believe, and responsible for most new cases of Covid-19 in the region.
The UK’s new coronavirus strain is already having a global impact|Hasit Shah|December 21, 2020|Quartz
Mr. Galton first took up the subject of the transmissibility of intellectual gifts in his 'Hereditary Genius' .
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15|Various
But Weismann's argument rests not merely upon any difficulty or impossibility of the transmissibility of acquired characteristics.
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler
The importance of use and disuse, and the transmissibility of their effects, would seem to supply a factor essential to evolution.
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler
These results appear to conflict most seriously with the theory of the transmissibility of acquired modifications.
Parallel Paths|Thomas William Rolleston
On these and similar phenomena depend the relative permanency and transmissibility of the variations.
Disease in Plants|H. Marshall Ward

transmissible

[ trăns-mĭs′ə-bəl, trănz- ]

adj.

Capable of being conveyed from one person to another.