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disinfectant

  (dĭs'ĭn-fĕk'tənt) pronunciation
n.

An agent, such as heat, radiation, or a chemical, that destroys, neutralizes, or inhibits the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms.

adj.

Serving to disinfect.


 
 
Dental Dictionary: disinfectant
(dis′infek′tənt)
n

A chemical intended especially for use on instruments to destroy most pathogenic microorganisms.

 
Columbia Encyclopedia: disinfectant,
agent that destroys disease-causing microorganisms and their spores. Disinfectants, or germicides, are sometimes considered to be substances applied to inanimate bodies, whereas antiseptics, not so potent, are agents that kill microbes on living things. Mercuric chloride, carbolic acid (phenol), and chlorinated lime and other chlorine releasing compounds are disinfectants used on contaminated objects. Formaldehyde and some other disinfectants suitable for use in sprays are also used as deodorants and as airborne disinfectants, or fumigants, in large enclosed spaces. Certain substances such as mercury toluene sulfonanilide are used for disinfecting seeds to protect against soilborne plant diseases. Some disinfectants, especially chlorine and chlorine compounds, are also used as preservatives for leather and other materials. In weaker solutions some disinfecting chemicals may be used on the skin. Disinfection of contaminated objects can also be accomplished by boiling, where appropriate.


 
Veterinary Dictionary: disinfectant

1. freeing from infection.
2. an agent that destroys infection-producing organisms. Heat and certain other physical agents such as live steam can be disinfectants, but in common usage the term is reserved for chemical substances such as mercury bichloride or phenol. Disinfectants are usually applied to inanimate objects since they are too strong to be used on living tissues. Chemical disinfectants are not always effective against spore-forming bacteria.

 
Wikipedia: Disinfectant (software)

Disinfectant was a popular anti-virus software program for the classic Macintosh operating system. It was originally released as freeware by John Norstad in 1988. New releases continued until the author retired the program in 1998, citing the new danger posed by macro viruses, which Disinfectant did not detect, and the inability of a single individual to possibly maintain a program that caught all of them.

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Translations: Translations for: Disinfectant

Dansk (Danish)
n. - desinfektionsmiddel
adj. - bakteriedræbende

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontsmettingsmiddel

Français (French)
n. - désinfectant
adj. - désinfectant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Desinfektionsmittel, keimtötendes Mittel
adj. - desinfizierend, Desinfektion...

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απολυμαντικό, απολυμαντική ουσία

Italiano (Italian)
disinfettante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desinfetante (m)

Русский (Russian)
дезинфицирующее средство

Español (Spanish)
n. - desinfectante
adj. - desinfectante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - desinfektionsmedel

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
消毒剂, 杀菌剂, 消毒的, 杀菌的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 消毒劑, 殺菌劑
adj. - 消毒的, 殺菌的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 살균제
adj. - 살균의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 消毒の効力のある
n. - 防疫用殺菌消毒薬, 消毒剤

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مطهر, مبيد للجراثيم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חומר (בד"כ נוזל) מחטא‬
adj. - ‮מחטא‬


 
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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Dental Dictionary. Mosby's Dental Dictionary. Copyright © 2004 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
Columbia Encyclopedia. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright © 2003, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/cup/  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more
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