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disinfectant

English

  1. 🔊 preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
  2. 🔊 an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease

Spanish

  1. 🔊 desinfectante disinfectant

Similar words

germicide antimicrobic antimicrobial bactericidal germicidal acaricide anthelmintic antibiotic antiseptic bactericide bleaching powder bug bomb carbamate insecticide carbolic acid chemosterilant chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide chlorine cleaner cleanser contact poison cresol decontaminator defoliant eradicant