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disinfectant

[ dis-in-fek-tuhnt ]

noun

  1. any chemical agent used chiefly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms.


adjective

  1. serving as a disinfectant.

disinfectant

/ ËŒ»åɪ²õɪ²Ôˈ´ÚÉ›°ì³ÙÉ™²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. an agent that destroys or inhibits the activity of microorganisms that cause disease
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Origin of disinfectant1

1830–40; < French »åé²õ¾±²Ô´Ú±ð³¦³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù, noun use of present participle of »åé²õ¾±²Ô´Ú±ð³¦³Ù±ð°ù, Middle French. See disinfect, -ant
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Most common disinfectants do not kill C. auris, which can live on surfaces for weeks.

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Many household disinfectants do not work well against the virus.

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Boiling, freezing, adding chlorine or other disinfectant or letting water stand will not make it safe.

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Sunlight, too, is a great and timeless disinfectant: airy, open spaces don’t just allow air movement that reduces transmission risk — they actually let sunlight in where it can kill bacteria in the air.

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For instance, the Environmental Protection Agency in 2021 issued a warning to GEO Group after finding that misuse of a chemical disinfectant spray had caused detainees to suffer nosebleeds and nausea.

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