fomite

Etymology
A back-formation from, plural of , a borrowing of medical , used figuratively to evoke the analogy of a spreading infection to a spreading fire.

Noun

 * 1)  An inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses or prions), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts; common examples include towels, dishcloths, kitchenware/flatware, and laundry.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 傳染物, ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French: vecteur passif,
 * German: Fomite, Infektionsträger
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 媒介物
 * Korean:
 * Portuguese: (Portugal),  (Brazil)
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , , фомиты
 * Spanish:
 * Thai:

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) incitement
 * 2) cause, source