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disinfectant

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dis·in·fec·tant  (dsn-fktnt)
n.
An agent, such as heat, radiation, or a chemical, that destroys, neutralizes, or inhibits the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms.
adj.
Serving to disinfect.

disinfectant [ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛktənt]
n
(Chemistry) an agent that destroys or inhibits the activity of microorganisms that cause disease
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disinfectant - an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
agent - a substance that exerts some force or effect
cetrimide - a cationic detergent that is a powerful disinfectant
sodium hypochlorite - an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant
Adj.1.disinfectant - preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
antiseptic - thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"

disinfectant
noun antiseptic, sterilizer, germicide, sanitizer Salt is a natural disinfectant.
Translations
disinfectant [ˌdɪsɪnˈfektənt] Ndesinfectante m

disinfectant [ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛktənt] ndésinfectant m

disinfectant

disinfectant [ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛktənt] ndisinfettante m
disinfectant [ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛktənt] ndisinfettante m

disinfectant مبيد الجراثيم dezinfekční prostředek desinfektionsmiddel Desinfektionsmittel απολυμαντικό desinfectante desinfiointiaine désinfectant dezinfekciono stredstvo disinfettante 消毒剤 소독제 ontsmettingsmiddel desinfeksjonsmiddel środek dezynfekujący desinfectante, desinfetante дезинфицирующее средство desinfektionsmedel สารที่ใช้ฆ่าเชื้อโรค dezenfektan chất tẩy uế 消毒剂


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I've covered her with oil-cloth--best American oilcloth, and put the sheet over that, and four jars of disinfectant, on account of the smell--as they did at Moscow--you remember?
To you, my dear Summerlee, belongs the honour--posthumous, alas, but none the less unique--of having given a name to the universal destroyer, the Great Gardener's disinfectant.
All the rooms were painted alike, in salmon-colour with a high dado of maroon; and there was in them an odour of disinfectants, mingling as the afternoon wore on with the crude stench of humanity.
 
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