transmissible
adjective
, tranz-\
Definition of transmissible
Keep scrolling for more
Other Words from transmissible
, (ˌ)tranz- \
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for transmissible
Synonyms
catching, communicable, contagious, pestilent, transmittable
Antonyms
Visit the Thesaurus for More
Examples of transmissible in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
To an extent, its formal name covers things nicely: canine transmissible venereal tumor, or CTV. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Infectious cancer hasn’t done much over the last 4,000 years," 3 Aug. 2019 The researchers showed that transmissible microbes that promoted altruism in their hosts won the survival battle over microbes that did not — and when this happened, altruism became a stable trait in the host population. — Quanta Magazine, "Can Microbes Encourage Altruism?," 29 June 2017 The rarity of transmissible cancers among creatures today, for example, may not support this new theory. — Jon Kelvey, Smithsonian, "The Evolution of Sex Could Have Provided a Defense Against Cancer Cells," 11 June 2019 The sickness, which typically affects the salivary glands, is transmissible for up to three days before symptoms appear, according to state health officials. — Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, "Suspected mumps outbreak hits Harris County Jail," 11 June 2019 In a strange twist, however, the authors also discovered that the genes of America’s first dogs live on in an unexpected place: the DNA of a transmissible cancer that now affects dogs across the planet. — Deborah Netburn, latimes.com, "North America's first dogs were domesticated in Siberia, but their descendants are all gone," 5 July 2018 The closest remaining genetic trace of the domesticated dog that lived in the Americas before European contact is preserved as a transmissible cancer. — Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's magazine, "Findings," 10 Feb. 2019 The Los Angeles Times’ Deborah Netburn writes that the disease, known as canine transmissible venereal tumor, stems from the genetic mutation of a single North American dog that lived up to 8,225 years ago. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "European Dogs Devastated Indigenous American Pup Populations," 6 July 2018 Still, those American dogs left something behind: canine transmissible venereal tumors, which can spread from dog to dog, according to a news release obtained by The Detroit Free Press. — Josh Magness, miamiherald, "Europeans arrived — and America's native dogs disappeared. They left something behind," 6 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'transmissible.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for transmissible
transmissible
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of transmissible
See the full definition for transmissible in the English Language Learners Dictionary
transmissible
adjective
\
Medical Definition of transmissible
Other Words from transmissible
\
noun,
plural transmissibilities