Disinfection
/dɪsɪnˈfɛkʃən/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms. countable, uncountable
"Recent activity in the field of blood product disinfection has been based on a photovirucidal approach, with the requirement that the other microbial branches are also susceptible."
- 2 treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms wordnet
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More examples"Recent activity in the field of blood product disinfection has been based on a photovirucidal approach, with the requirement that the other microbial branches are also susceptible."
Etymology
From dis- + infection.