/ Dictionary / Index F fomes: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: fo•mes Pronunciation: (fō'mēz), [key] — pl. fom•i•tes any agent, as clothing or bedding, that is capable of absorbing and transmitting the infecting organism of a disease. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: fomes (Thesaurus) fomentation Fomorian Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language