Definition of disinfect Disinfect
/dɪsɪnfɛˈkt/ - [disinfekt] - dis•in•fect
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What does disinfect mean?
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| disinfect - destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound" | ||
| taint, infect contaminate with a disease or microorganism | ||
| make clean, clean remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey" | ||
| sterilise, sterilize make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" | ||
| antisepticize disinfect with an antiseptic; "The animals were antisepticized by the veterinarian before the operation" | ||
| chlorinate disinfect with chlorine; "chlorinate a pool" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- disinfect (v. t.)
To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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disinfect
To free from infectious or contagious matter.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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disinfect
dis-in-fekt′, 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
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🔤- disinfect, verb, present, 1st person singular of disinfect (infinitive).
- disinfect, verb (infinitive).
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