• Disinfectant

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /dɪs.ɪnˈfÉ›ktÉ™nt/

    Origin

    From French désinfectant

    Adjective

    disinfectant
    1. Referring to something that contains a disinfectant or has the properties of a disinfectant.I washed repeatedly with a disinfectant soap but I still caught the flu.

    Full definition of disinfectant

    Noun

    disinfectant

    (plural disinfectants)
    1. A substance which kills germs and/or viruses.The scalpels were soaked in disinfectant before the operation so disease wouldn't be spread.
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