See Also: disinfect(medicine)
disinfect(dictionary)
disinfect(dictionary)

disinfect (iou)



disinfect verb trans. L16.
[French desinfecter, from des- DIS- 2 + infecter INFECT verb.]
Rid (a person or place) of an infection. rare. L16-E18.
Cleanse (a room, clothes, etc.) from infection by destroying infecting micro-organisms, esp. by chemical means. M17.
N. Mailer The pills they kept to disinfect their drinking water. Time Phenols..are employed by many plants and primitive animals to heal and disinfect wounds.
disinfecter noun M19.
disinfection noun E19.
disinfector noun M19.