disinfectant.
Serving to kill germs or viruses.
Meaning & usage
Serving to kill germs or viruses.
I washed repeatedly with a disinfectant soap but I still caught the flu.
Where this word comes from
From disinfect + -ant, borrowed from French désinfectant.
A substance that kills germs or viruses.
The scalpels were soaked in disinfectant before the operation so disease wouldn't be spread.
Where this word comes from
From disinfect + -ant, borrowed from French désinfectant.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.