disinfect
Meaning of disinfect
verb
- clean (something), especially with a chemical, in order to destroy bacteria.
he disinfected and dressed the cut on his forehead
chlorine has been used to disinfect water in pools for many years
late 16th century (in the sense ‘rid of infection’): from French désinfecter, from dés- (expressing reversal) + infecter ‘to infect’.
Information about disinfect
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of disinfect is: disinfects.
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Hyphenation of disinfect
dis-in-fect
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- disinfect is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
disinfect synonyms
Meaning make (something) free from bacteria or other living microorganisms:
Meaning make clean and hygienic; disinfect:
Meaning make clean; remove dirt, marks, or stains from:
Meaning make (something, especially the skin) thoroughly clean:
Meaning remove contaminants from:
Meaning neutralize or remove dangerous substances, radioactivity, or germs from (an area, object, or person):
Meaning disinfect or purify (an area) with the fumes of certain chemicals:
Meaning subject (milk, wine, or other products) to a process of partial sterilization, especially one involving heat treatment or irradiation, thus making the product safe for consumption and improving its ke:
Meaning heat (something) in an autoclave:
Meaning cleanse thoroughly:
Meaning remove harmful or poisonous substances from:
Meaning make or become free of impurities:
disinfect antonyms
Meaning affect (a person, organism, etc.) with a disease-causing organism:
Meaning make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance:
Translation of disinfect
- German: desinfizieren
- French: désinfecter
- Spanish: desinfectar
- Italian: disinfettare
- Portuguese: desinfectar
Words that rhyme with disinfect
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