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Disinfectant

//dɪs.ɪnˈfɛktənt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Serving to kill germs or viruses. not-comparable

    "I washed repeatedly with a disinfectant soap but I still caught the flu."

Adjective
  1. 1
    preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A substance that kills germs or viruses. countable, uncountable

    "The scalpels were soaked in disinfectant before the operation so disease wouldn't be spread."

  2. 2
    an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From disinfect + -ant, borrowed from French désinfectant.

Etymology 2

From disinfect + -ant, borrowed from French désinfectant.

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