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1. n. Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites. Source: opted
2. Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites. Source: webster
3. Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining,and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothesare said to be active fomites. Source: adambom
4. n genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees Source: ecdict

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fomites absorbing active capable contagious germs infectious retaining said substance supposed transporting woolen clothes bracket cause corky destructive forming fungi genus heartrot includes large

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