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Disinfectant   /dɪsɪnfˈɛktənt/   Listen
Disinfectant

noun
1.
An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease.  Synonyms: antimicrobial, antimicrobic, germicide.






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"Disinfectant" Quotes from Famous Books



... of smooth black, to which his rotund placidity of bearing imparted an indescribably silky finish. His discarded clothes he put, with his own hands, into an old grip, sprinkled them plenteously with a powerful disinfectant, and left orders that they be destroyed. It was a phase of Dr. Surtaine's courage that he never took useless risks, either with his own life, or (outside of business) with ...
— The Clarion • Samuel Hopkins Adams

... all right," went on Dr. Tunison, rising from his stooping position beside a dead steer. He looked about for a puddle of water in which to wash his hands, and, having completed the operation, using a disinfectant from a bottle he produced, he added: "Better fence off this puddle, Bud. If any of your other cattle happen to drink here they'll get the disease, too, and ...
— The Boy Ranchers in Camp - or The Water Fight at Diamond X • Willard F. Baker

... to have been in special request as a disinfectant long before carbolic acid was invented, or Condy heard of, yet, perhaps, containing the germ of the idea materialised in 'Sanitas.' For disinfecting purposes wormwood and rue were used sometimes ...
— Storyology - Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore • Benjamin Taylor

... This is accomplished by saturating the air of rooms with some vapor or gas which will destroy the germs. Fumigation is quite generally employed in the general cleaning after the patient leaves his room. This, to be effective, must be thorough. Formaldehyde is considered the best disinfectant for this purpose, and it should be evaporated with heat in the proportion of one half pint of the 40 per cent solution to 1000 cu. ft. of space. Since formaldehyde is inflammable and easily boils over, it has to be evaporated with care. It should be boiled in a tall ...
— Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools • Francis M. Walters, A.M.



Words linked to "Disinfectant" :   antimicrobic, antiseptic, cetrimide, sodium hypochlorite, disinfect, agent



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