Look up: Disinfectant

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   Disinfectant
   A disinfectant is a substance applied to the outside of the body, or to non-living material in order to kill any micro-organisms which may be present.
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   Disinfectant
   A chemical or physical process that kills pathogenic organisms in water, air, or on surfaces. Chlorine is often used to disinfect sewage treatment effluent, water supplies, wells, and swimming pools.
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   disinfectant
   A physical or chemical agent that frees a plant, organ, or tissue from infection.
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   Disinfectant
   Agent that kills microorganisms e.g. a chemical or other agent that kills or inactivates micro-organisms in animals, seeds or other plant parts, chemicals used to clean or surface sterilise inanimate objects.
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   disinfectant
   [n] - an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
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   Disinfectant
   A chemical agent which is applied onto inanimate surfaces to destroy germs.
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   Disinfectant
   A substance that kills or stops the growth of microbes.
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   Disinfectant
   Swimming pool chemistry: Chemicals or processes which work to destroy vegetative forms of microorganisms and other contaminants. Examples are chlorine, bromine, Soft-Swim, ionizers and copper and silver algaecides.
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   Disinfectant
   A product that destroys harmful bacteria and viruses on surfaces
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    disinfectant
    destroys infection and germs
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    Disinfectant
    Kills infections and disease producing microorganisms.
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    disinfectant
    a chemical that destroys or inactivates harmful microorganisms Category: The chemical industry
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    Disinfectant
    Dis`in·fect'ant noun That which disinfects; an agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine.
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    disinfectant
    An agent that disinfects, applied particularly to agents used on inanimate objects. ... Compare: antiseptic. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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    disinfectant
    germicide noun an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
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    Disinfectant
    `Disinfectants` are antimicrobial agents that are applied to non-living objects to destroy microorganisms, the process of which is known as `disinfection`. Disinfectants should generally be distinguished from `antibiotics` that destroy microorganisms within the body, and from `antiseptics`, which destroy microorganisms on living tissue. `Sanitizers` are substances that reduce the number of microorganisms to a safe level. One official and legal ve...
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    disinfectant
    (dis″in-fek´tәnt) an agent that disinfects, usually referring to 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 bacte...
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    Disinfectant
    • (n.) That which disinfects; an agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine.
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    disinfectant
    any substance, such as creosote or alcohol, applied to inanimate objects to kill microorganisms. Disinfectants and antiseptics are alike in that both ... [2 related articles]
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    disinfectant
    an agent that disinfects; applied particularly to agents used on inanimate objects. Cf. antiseptic.
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    disinfectant
    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...
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