Disinfectant Definition

dĭsĭn-fĕktənt
disinfectants
noun
disinfectants
An agent, such as heat, radiation, or a chemical, that destroys, neutralizes, or inhibits the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms.
American Heritage
Anything that disinfects; means for destroying harmful bacteria, viruses, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Serving to disinfect.
American Heritage Medicine
Disinfecting.
Webster's New World
Referring to something that contains a disinfectant or has the properties of a disinfectant.
I washed repeatedly with a disinfectant soap but I still caught the flu.
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Other Word Forms of Disinfectant

Noun

Singular:
disinfectant
Plural:
disinfectants

Origin of Disinfectant

  • From French désinfectant

    From Wiktionary

Disinfectant Sentence Examples

  • The faint smell of disinfectant soap was washed away by expensive cologne.

  • A solution of the crude salt is used as a disinfectant under the name of "Condy's fluid."

  • When sulphur is burned in air or oxygen, sulphur dioxide is produced, which is a powerful disinfectant, used to fumigate rooms which have been occupied by persons suffering from some infectious disease.

  • Its principal action is as an antiseptic and disinfectant.

  • Corrosive sublimate in an acid solution is the best disinfectant, but sulphuric acid, 1 in 250, is efficient and cheaper.

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Words Starting With

DDIDIS

Words Ending With

TNTANT

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Words Starting With D and Ending With T

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12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With D12 Letter Words Ending With T