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fondue
Fonseca, Gulf of
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fomites
fo·mites
[
fṓ mts
]
plural noun
Definition:
objects carrying infection:
inanimate objects capable of carrying germs from an infected person to another person, e.g. clothes or bedding
[
Mid-19th century. < Latin, plural of
fomes
"kindling wood"
]
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