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infective

The # of syllables in infective can be found in the Syllable Dictionary at HowManySyllables.com/syllables/infective .

How many syllables in infective?

3 syllables

Divide infective into syllables: in-fec-tive
How to pronounce infective: in-fek-tiv
How to say infective:

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