disinfectant
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The Lysol disinfectant maker’s sales grew 5% on a like-for-like basis on year, Reckitt Benckiser said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
At 7:00 am, relatives brought packages: deodorant, toothpaste, soap and shampoo in labeled plastic bags, plus disinfectant and bleach -- provisions essential for maintaining hygiene in the latrines of tiny cells.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
Chlorine dioxide is a chemical compound that has a range of applications, including as a disinfectant and deodorizer.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2025
"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
It creaked on its hinges, and I could smell the disinfectant Father had used to clean out the stable that morning.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
She said the overflowing and soiled bathrooms were so disgusting that she had to use the little money she had on her to purchase bleach and disinfectants for her family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
One major consequence is that many harmful microbes are becoming resistant to antibiotics and disinfectants, creating serious challenges for medicine and public health.
From Science Daily ● May 8, 2026
Inside the amoeba, these pathogens can survive in a kind of safe shelter, shielded from disinfectants that would normally destroy them.
From Science Daily ● May 2, 2026
Most common disinfectants do not kill C. auris, which can live on surfaces for weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
Father set down his box of ammonia and disinfectants.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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