disinfect
to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
Origin of disinfect
1Other words from disinfect
- 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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How to use disinfect in a sentence
A ritual should not be taken into a smallpox room, because a book cannot be disinfected without rendering it useless.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyBooks should be removed, because an infected book can not be disinfected except upon the outside.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThe objects used by a child that has whooping-cough should be disinfected, and its books and papers are to be burnt.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyFilter candles are disinfected immediately after use by boiling in a beaker of water for some fifteen or twenty minutes.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreAs a disinfectant the solution should be sprinkled freely around the place or places to be disinfected.
Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians | William K. David
British Dictionary definitions for disinfect
/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛkt) /
(tr) to rid of microorganisms potentially harmful to man, esp by chemical means
Derived forms of disinfect
- disinfection, noun
- disinfector, noun
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