disinfection
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To test whether this odor shift alone triggers the disinfection response, researchers transferred the altered scent to healthy pupae and monitored the workers' behavior.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2025
Many vets recommend that a dog that tests positive for the illness should be put down, but there are also those who say it can be managed by taking precautions around disinfection.
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025
Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in improving the efficiency of an electrochemical reaction that produces hydrogen peroxide -- a vital chemical for industrial applications such as disinfection, bleaching, and sewage treatment.
From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2024
While authorities said the health of the remaining 78 mammals in the zoo was "normal", the mammals section has been closed since 14 October for disinfection and cleaning.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024
A detailed description of the disinfection in diphtheria is given in the chapter on Infectious Diseases in Schools.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
