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ɪnˈfɛk noun
1.
any chemical agent used chiefly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms.
adjective
2.
serving as a disinfectant.
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disinfectant (ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛktənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| an agent that destroys or inhibits the activity of microorganisms that cause disease | |
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Disinfectant
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
disinfectant
1837 (n.); 1875 (adj.), from Fr. désinfectant (1816), originally prp. of désinfecter (see disinfect).
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disinfectant dis·in·fec·tant (dĭs'ĭn-fěk'tənt)
n.
An agent, such as heat, radiation, or a chemical, that disinfects by destroying, neutralizing, or inhibiting the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms. adj.
Serving to disinfect.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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disinfectant
any substance, such as creosote or alcohol, applied to inanimate objects to kill microorganisms. Disinfectants and antiseptics are alike in that both are germicidal, but antiseptics are applied primarily to living tissue. The ideal disinfectant would rapidly destroy bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoans, would not corrode surgical instruments, and would not destroy or discolour materials on which it is used.
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Example sentences
The disinfectant bottles cannot be reused in the system.
It is said in politics that sunlight is the best disinfectant.
They also act as a disinfectant, removing disease-ridden plants and harmful insects from a forest ecosystem.
Sunlight is the best disinfectant and the evidence speaks far louder than the lies.
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