disinfect

dis·in·fect

 (dĭs′ĭn-fĕkt′)

tr.v. dis·in·fect·ed, dis·in·fect·ing, dis·in·fects

To cleanse so as to destroy or prevent the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms: disinfect a hospital room.

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dis′in·fec′tion n.

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disinfect

(ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛkt)

vb

(Chemistry) (tr) to rid of microorganisms potentially harmful to man, esp by chemical means

ˌdisinˈfection n

ˌdisinˈfector n

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dis•in•fect

(ˌdɪs ɪnˈfɛkt)

v.t.

to cleanse of infection; destroy disease germs in.

[1590–1600; < Middle French]

dis`in•fec′tion, n.

dis`in•fec′tive, adj.

dis`in•fec′tor, n.

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disinfect

Past participle: disinfected
Gerund: disinfecting

Imperative

disinfect

disinfect

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

disinfect - destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound" sterilise, sterilize - make free from bacteria antisepticize - disinfect with an antiseptic; "The animals were antisepticized by the veterinarian before the operation" chlorinate - disinfect with chlorine; "chlorinate a pool" clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" infect, taint - contaminate with a disease or microorganism

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disinfect

verb sterilize, purify, decontaminate, clean, cleanse, fumigate, deodorize, sanitize Chlorine is used to disinfect water.
poison, infect, contaminate, pollute, taint, defile

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disinfect

verb

To render free of microorganisms:

decontaminate, sanitize, sterilize.

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Translations

يُطَهِّر، يُعَقِّم

dezinfikovat

desinficere

desinfizieren

desinfectar

désinfecter

fertõtlenít

sótthreinsa

disinfettare

dezinfekcijos priemonėdezinfekuoti

dezinficēt

desinfisere

дезинфицировать

dezinfikovať

dezenfekte etmekmikropları öldürmek

给...消毒

disinfect

[ˌdɪsɪnˈfekt] VT → desinfectar

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disinfect

[ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛkt] vt [+ area, object] → assainir; [+ wound] → désinfecter; [+ water] → stériliser

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disinfect

vt → desinfizieren

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disinfect

[ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛkt] vt → disinfettare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

disinfect

(disinˈfekt) verb

to destroy disease- causing germs in. This sink should be disinfected regularly. ontsmet, disinfekteer يُطَهِّر، يُعَقِّم дезинфекцирам desinfetar dezinfikovat desinfizieren desinficere απολυμαίνωdesinfectar desinfitseerima گندزدایی کردن؛ ضدعفونی کردن desinfioida désinfecter לְחָטֵא रोगाणुओं से मुक्त करना dezinficirati fertőtlenít membasmi kuman sótthreinsa disinfettare 消毒する 속독하다 dezinfekuoti dezinficēt basmi kuman desinfecterendesinfisereodkażać دعفونى ضد كول (لكه دخونى يا جامو) يو شى داسى چمتو كول چه ميكرو بونه ور باندې تا ثيرونه شى كولاې desinfectar a dezinfecta дезинфицировать dezinfikovať razkužiti dezinfikovati desinficera ฆ่าเชื้อโรค dezenfekte etmek, mikropları öldürmek 消毒 дезінфікувати جراثیم سے پاک کرنا tẩy trùng 给...消毒

ˌdisinˈfectant noun

a substance that destroys germs. ontsmettingsmiddel, ontsmettingstof مُبيد للجَراثيم، مُطَهِّر дезинфекционно средство desinfetante dezinfekční prostředek das Desinfektionsmittel desinficeringsmiddel απολυμαντικόdesinfectante desinfektsioonivahend گندزدا؛ ماده ضدعفونی desinfiointiaine désinfectant חוֹמֶר מְחָטֵא रोगाणुओं से मुक्त करने वाला द्रव्य dezinficijens fertőtlenítőszer pembasmi kuman sótthreinsunarefni disinfettante 消毒剤 소독약 dezinfekcijos priemonė dezinfekcijas līdzeklis ubat pembasmi kuman desinfecteermiddeldesinfeksjonsmiddelśrodek dezynfekujący دعفونى ضد كول desinfectante dezinfectant дезинфицирующее средство dezinfekčný prostriedok razkužilo dezinfekciono sredstvo desinfektionsmedel สารที่ใช้ฆ่าเชื้อโรค mikrop öldürücü 消毒劑 дезінфікуючий засіб کیمیائی جراثیم کش مادّہ chất tẩy trùng 消毒剂

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dis·in·fect

v. desinfectar, esterilizar.

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disinfect

vt desinfectar

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