Disinfect
[dɪsɪn'fekt] or ['dɪsɪn'fɛkt]
Definition
(verb.) destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; 'disinfect a wound'.
Editor: Lou--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Deodorize, fumigate, purify.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See INFECT]
Checker: Virgil
Definition
v.t. to free from infection: to purify from infectious germs.—ns. Disinfect′ant anything that destroys the causes of infection; Disinfec′tion; Disinfect′or.
Edited by Henry
Examples
- Objects, such as furniture, which cannot be boiled, are disinfected by the use of any one of several chemicals, such as sulphur, carbolic acid, chloride of lime, corrosive sublimate, etc. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- As a disinfectant the solution should be sprinkled freely around the place or places to be disinfected. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The corks should always be boiled in water containing 1 ounce to the gallon, which is also efficient in disinfecting tubes, taps, etc. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Instead of preaching against humbug outside the walls, it might be better to set up a disinfecting apparatus within. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Typist: Nathaniel