An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease.
Capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms.
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Examples for "disinfectant"
Examples for "disinfectant"
1Two years after humidifier disinfectant-sale suspension, no more new cases were found.
2I sniffed about it; the odour of disinfectant unmistakably clung to it.
3Health officials wearing protective suits sprayed disinfectant on vehicles at the checkpoints.
4It smelled strongly of new leather and coconut oil and pine-scented disinfectant.
5Of course, she wore disposable gloves and sprayed the contents with disinfectant.
1In addition, it is saturated with acetylene which adds to its value as a germicide.
2The cars themselves are equipped with ultraviolet germicide lamps.
3Since a sealed plastic fecal bag cannot fart, it could, without the germicide, eventually burst.
4Several kegs of the germicide, already tapped and ready for dispersal, stood in the cleaning shed.
5The gastric juice of a dog's stomach is a great germicide, but there is a limit.
Translations for antimicrobic