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transmissibility

American  
[tranz-mis-uh-bil-uh-tee, trans-] / trænzˌmɪs əˈbɪl ə ti, træns- /

noun

  1. the quality of being able to be transmitted.


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Dr Ngongo added that a new variant of mpox with "high potential for higher transmissibility" had also been detected in DR Congo.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

An emerging potential epidemic demands our attention—and our full resources—when two features start changing for the worse: severity and transmissibility.

From Slate • Dec. 31, 2024

"It may have acquired an enhanced transmissibility genetic component fairly recently."

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

“With each of these variants that takes over from the one before it, we do see increased transmissibility — it’s easier to spread from person to person. So, that’s really the concern with FLiRT.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024

Alienation is made as easy as possible; everywhere the transmissibility of property is perfectly free.

From The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Webster, Daniel

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