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View definitions for disinfectant

disinfectant

adjective as in antiseptic

adjective as in medical

noun as in antiseptic

noun as in chlorine

Strongest match

Strong match

noun as in cleaner

Strongest matches

Weak match

noun as in deodorant

noun as in purifier

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Strong matches

noun as in refiner

noun as in refinery

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Example Sentences

Dr Morris also highlighted that Bacillus cereus is resistant to some cleaning methods and that sporicides - disinfectants that kill microbial spores - can be required to achieve decontamination.

From BBC

Patient wounds routinely crawling with maggots because health care facilities have no access to soap, gauze, disinfectant and running water.

From Salon

Sample went on to quote former Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, who once said that “sunlight is the best disinfectant” in reference to the details expected in the filing and the potential for redaction.

From Salon

“Medical debt is a dark corner in the U.S. healthcare system,” he said, and shining a light on it can be “a strong disinfectant.”

But can some surfaces reduce the risk of this type of transmission without the help of household disinfectants?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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