About The Word Disinfectant

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Disinfectant

Disinfectant Meaning & Definition
Disinfectant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Disinfectant?

[n] an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
[adj] preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms

Synonyms | Synonyms for Disinfectant: antimicrobial | antimicrobic | antiseptic | bactericidal | germicidal | germicide

Related Terms | Find terms related to Disinfectant: acaricide | anthelmintic | antibiotic | antiseptic | bactericide | bleaching powder | bug bomb | carbamate insecticide | carbolic acid | chemosterilant | chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide | chlorine | cleaner | cleanser | contact poison | cresol | decontaminator | defoliant | eradicant | formaldehyde | fumigant | fumigator | fungicide | germicidal | germicide | herbicide | hypochlorous acid | insect powder | insecticide | mercuric chloride | microbicide | miticide | organic chlorine | organic phosphate insecticide | pesticide | phenol | poison | purifier | rat poison | roach paste | roach powder | rodenticide | sanitizer | sodium hypochlorite | stomach poison | systemic | systemic insecticide | toxic | toxicant | toxin | venin | venom | vermicide | virus | weed killer

See Also | agent | cetrimide | sodium hypochlorite

Disinfectant In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis`in*fect"ant\, n. That which disinfects; an agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine.

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