infectionist

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noun

One who believed that diseases were spread by infection.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nouninfectionist (plural infectionists)

plural infectionists

  1. historicalOne who believed that diseases were spread by infection.

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Origin

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APA

infectionist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infectionist

MLA

“infectionist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infectionist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infectionist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infectionist.

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