pathogenic

1. 1.

   able to cause disease

   “infective agents”

   “pathogenic bacteria”

   Synonymsinfectivemorbific

   Similarunhealthful

Questions about pathogenic

What does pathogenic mean?

pathogenic means "able to cause disease".

How many syllables are in pathogenic?

pathogenic has 4 syllables: pat-ho-gen-ic. The stress falls on "gen". In IPA it is /ˌpæθəˈdʒɛnɪk/.

What is another word for pathogenic?

Close synonyms include infective, morbific. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.