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disinfect

dis·in·fect [ dìssin fékt ] (past and past participle dis·in·fect·ed, present participle dis·in·fect·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·in·fects)

transitive verb

Definition:

rid something of germs: to clean something so as to destroy disease-carrying microorganisms and prevent infection

[Late 16th century. < French désinfecter< infecter "infect"]

dis·in·fec·tion [ dìssin féksh'n ] noun

dis·in·fec·tor noun

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