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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 fomes
 汙染物; 汙染物質

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fo·mes n.; pl. Fomites   Med. Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites.

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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Fomes
      n : genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial
          shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some
          that cause destructive heartrot in trees [syn: {genus
          Fomes]