Suscept
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Suscept is a noun meaning (biology) A species which is capable of being infected or parasitized by another species.
Meaning
(biology) A species which is capable of being infected or parasitized by another species.
More Meanings
- (nonstandard, proscribed) Subjected (to something, usually unwillingly).
Example Sentences
As is self-evident given its name, humanity is a suscept for HIV.
There’s a photo (we won’t suscept you to it) of Starr wearing a Roll-Tide t-shirt.
Trying to move boxes that are too heavy will suscept you to injury and potentially damage your belongings.
On the othen hand, handling the mugs after they come out of the oven may suscept you to a greater liklihood of being burned vs. a mug press.
Word Forms
- suscepts
- suscepting
- suscepted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include parasite, superparasite, hyperparasite, parasitization, pathotype, parasitoidy.
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