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disinfectant

[dis-in-fek-tuhnt] / ˌdɪs ɪnˈfɛk tənt /




NOUN
chlorine
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
NOUN
cleaner
Synonyms






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To examine what happens under realistic conditions, the researchers tested scented conventional liquid products as well as botanical-containing disinfectant sprays and wipes inside a model home on Purdue's campus.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

At Kampala’s Mirembe food market, where stalls overflow with watermelons and green bananas, fish vendor Medie Waiswa uses disinfectant every morning to clean his countertop, storage cabinet, chairs and motorcycle handlebars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

I believe a little sunlight would be a great disinfectant.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

"We've got biosecurity mats down with disinfectant all over them and are limiting who can go in the shed - usually it's just me," Ms Kennedy said.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025

I breathe in the soap smell, the disinfectant smell, and stand in the white bathroom, listening to the distant sounds of water running, toilets being flushed.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Out of a conference room converted into a makeshift studio, customer-service staff answered questions on video about the chemical composition of disinfectants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Abstract Scented volatile chemical products, including surface cleaning agents and botanical disinfectants, are widely used indoors and represent a major source of reactive organic emissions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The study found that exposure to nanoplastics increased the physical strength of the biofilm and made it more resistant to disinfectants.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

For years, as Venezuela fell into economic depression, hospitals operated without basic medication, reliable power and even disinfectants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

He went to the bathroom and scrubbed himself with disinfectants, scraping his hide with pumice stone.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin


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