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uninfected

British  
/ ˌʌnɪnˈfɛktɪd /

adjective

  1. (of a person, wound, etc) not having been contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms

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Vocabulary lists containing uninfected

"The Exterminator" by Kirsten Weir

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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

Those uninfected by the virus are quarantined to preserve their sound minds.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2025

No one is uninfected by this particular plague; monsters also lurk in militias, cults and FEDRA, the tyrannical government agency assembled in the early days of the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

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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