Word: fomites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fo
mites
Definition: Plural of fomite; 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
Morphemes:
Affix: fomite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fōmes
Language: la
Decoded: fomes
Meaning: tinder, kindling
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).