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disinfected

[dis-in-fekt] Origin

dis·in·fect

[dis-in-fekt]
verb (used with object)
to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Middle French desinfecter, equivalent to des- dis-1 + infecter to infect

dis·in·fec·tion, noun
dis·in·fec·tive, adjective
dis·in·fec·tor, noun
re·dis·in·fect, verb (used with object)
un·dis·in·fect·ed, adjective
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disinfect
1590s, perhaps from Fr. désinfecter, or formed in English from dis- + infect.
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disinfect dis·in·fect (dĭs'ĭn-fěkt')
v. dis·in·fect·ed, dis·in·fect·ing, dis·in·fects
To cleanse something so as to destroy or prevent the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms.

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