Hypertext Webster Gateway: "disinfectant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Disinfectant \Dis`in*fect"ant\, n.
That which disinfects; an agent for removing the causes of
infection, as chlorine.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
disinfectant
adj : preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of
microorganisms [syn: {bactericidal}, {germicidal}]
n : an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys
microorganisms that might carry disease [syn: {germicide},
{antimicrobic}, {antimicrobial}]
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