FOMITE

“FOMITE” is a valid word.

11 Scrabble points

12 Words with Friends

6 letters

Definition

any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another

motifa design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

timean instance or single occasion for some event
itema distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
mitea slight but appreciable amount
emitexpel (gases or odors)
tomea (usually) large and scholarly book
omitprevent from being included or considered or accepted
mote(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

metcome together
tom(ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
fita display of bad temper
tieneckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
toeone of the digits of the foot
foean armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
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oftmany times at short intervals
mota clever remark
emfthe rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts
feta transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field
efta newt in its terrestrial stage of development
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itthe branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
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mea state in New England
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ema quad with a square body
moan indefinitely short time
midestruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
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tia light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
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