INFECTION — 9 letter word
infection
The word infection has 9 letters: I, N, F, E, C, T, I, O, N. It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "in international law, an illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure".
9 letter word "infection": I N F E C T I O N — noun
Scrabble score: 14 Words With Friends score: 17
Letter analysis of infection
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| F | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
4 vowels, 5 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of infection
noun
- in international law, an illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure "The incoming boat had an infection, so the customs agents had it quarantined."
- moral corruption or contamination "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
- the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people Synonyms: contagion
- an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted Synonyms: transmission
- (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
- (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
- the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
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