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(n.) Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Fomes'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/fomes.html. 1828.
 
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