Meaning | Destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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Example | "disinfect a wound" |
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Narrower | antisepticize | disinfect with an antiseptic |
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chlorinate | disinfect with chlorine |
sterilize, sterilise | make free from bacteria |
Broader | clean, make clean | make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from |
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Opposite | infect, taint | contaminate with a disease or microorganism |
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Spanish | desinfectar |
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Catalan | desinfectar |
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Adjectives | disinfectant | preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms |
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Nouns | disinfectant | an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease |
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disinfection | treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms |