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fo·mite

 (fō′mīt′)
n.
An inanimate object or substance that is capable of transmitting infectious organisms from one individual to another.
[Back-formation from New Latin fōmitēs, pl. of Latin fōmes, tinder, from fovēre, to warm; see dhegwh- in Indo-European roots.]
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fomite

(ˈfəʊmaɪt)
n
(Microbiology) biology an inanimate substance or object that can transfer a pathogen to a host
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Noun1.fomite - any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another
vehicle
object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
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