transmissible
adjective
trans·mis·si·ble
tran(t)s-ˈmi-sə-bəl 
tranz-
: capable of being transmitted
transmissible diseases
Examples of transmissible in a Sentence
The virus is highly transmissible to humans.
the virus chiefly affects dogs but is transmissible to humans and other animals
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His discovery was pretty foundational for understanding transmissible cancers.
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Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Even when the authors simulated the emergence of new, more transmissible variants (a frequent situation that proved very challenging to forecasters during the COVID-19 pandemic), the algorithm proved robust, adjusting quickly by re-estimating transmission rates.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Legionnaires’ disease is not transmissible from person to person.
—Tina Chen, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
That anxiety metastasized into an existential terror, as political rhetoric became another kind of highly transmissible, airborne virus.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
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Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Even when the authors simulated the emergence of new, more transmissible variants (a frequent situation that proved very challenging to forecasters during the COVID-19 pandemic), the algorithm proved robust, adjusting quickly by re-estimating transmission rates.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Legionnaires’ disease is not transmissible from person to person.
—Tina Chen, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
That anxiety metastasized into an existential terror, as political rhetoric became another kind of highly transmissible, airborne virus.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for transmissible
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“Transmissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transmissible. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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transmissible
adjective
trans·mis·si·ble
tran(t)s-ˈmis-ə-bəl
tranz-
: capable of being transmitted
transmissible diseases
Medical Definition
transmissible
adjective
trans·mis·si·ble
tran(t)s-ˈmis-ə-bəl, tranz-
: capable of being transmitted (as from one person to another)
transmissible diseases
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