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Word family noun infection disinfectant adjective infectious infected verb infect ≠ disinfect adverb infectiously
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Related topics: Cleaning, Drugs, medicines, Computers
disinfectdis‧in‧fect /ˌdɪsənˈfekt/ verb [transitive] 1 DHCMDto clean something with a chemical that destroys bacteria First use some iodine to disinfect the wound. Disinfect the area thoroughly.2 to run a special computer program to get rid of a computer virus
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disinfect• Keep kitchen countertops and other surfaces disinfected.• Books will be freeze-dried, disinfected and cleaned.• Live, disinfected Daphnia and mosquito larvae are popular.• It might be a long time before the field would be sufficiently disinfected for their tastes.• Once a surface is disinfected it tends to remain so until used.• If a disaster occurs it will be easy to disinfect the area thoroughly.• For a while, I did everything but disinfect the ashtrays.• The nurse cleaned and disinfected the cuts on his hands.• Disinfect the toilet regularly using bleach.• One innovation I propose is a separate handbasin for a disinfecting wash.
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