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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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