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Noun: fomite
  1. Any inanimate object (as a towel, money, clothing, dishes, books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another
    "The researchers studied doorknobs as potential fomites in the spread of the virus";
    - vehicle

Derived forms: fomites

Type of: article, object, physical object

Encyclopedia: Fomite