transmissible

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

adjective

1. capable of being transmitted.

Other Word Forms

• transmissibility noun
• untransmissible adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of transmissible¹

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

Example Sentences

The National Trust spokeswoman added: "Decaying marine mammals pose a serious health risk. They can carry a range of diseases that are transmissible to humans and dogs."

From BBC

Rasmussen said the worry now is that if H5N1 mutates to become transmissible between people, it’ll be young children as well as the old and compromised who are likely to be most affected.

From Los Angeles Times

The intelligence service had indications that the Wuhan Institute of Virology had been carrying out experiments where viruses are modified to become more transmissible to humans for research, they say.

From BBC

Egg prices already are going up due to the accelerating spread of H5N1, a highly transmissible and fatal strain of avian influenza.

From Los Angeles Times

"However, our study doesn't suggest that such evolution has occurred or that the current H5N1 virus with only this mutation would be transmissible between humans."

From Science Daily

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