Definition of Disinfect. Meaning of Disinfect. Synonyms of Disinfect

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Disinfect. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Disinfect and, of course, Disinfect synonyms and on the right images related to the word Disinfect.

Definition of Disinfect

Disinfect
Disinfect Dis`in*fect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinfected; p. pr. & vb. n. Disinfecting.] To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous. When the infectious matter and the infectious matter and the odoriferous matter are one . . . then to deodorize is to disinfect. --Ure.

Meaning of Disinfect from wikipedia

- compound used to inactivate or destroy microorganisms on inert surfaces. Disinfection does not necessarily kill all microorganisms, especially resistant bacterial...
- water that is fit for specific purposes. Most water is purified and disinfected for human consumption (drinking water), but water purification may also...
- Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) is a disinfection technique employing ultraviolet (UV) light, particularly UV-C (180–280 nm), to kill or inactivate...
- and chemical treatment disinfection agents, respectively, in water during water disinfection processes. Chlorinated disinfection agents such as chlorine...
- Skin disinfection is a process that involves the application of a disinfectant to reduce levels of microorganisms on the skin. Disinfecting the skin of...
- Solar water disinfection, in short SODIS, is a type of portable water purification that uses solar energy to make biologically-contaminated (e.g. bacteria...
- The Type 94 disinfecting vehicle and Type 94 gas scattering vehicle were variants of the Type 94 tankette adapted to chemical warfare by the Imperial ****anese...
- (i.e. to whiten) fabric or fiber (in a process called bleaching) or to disinfect after cleaning. It often refers specifically to a dilute solution of sodium...
- therapy) is a type of biotherapy involving the introduction of live, disinfected maggots (fly larvae) into non-healing skin and soft-tissue wounds of...
- Disinfected mail or fumigated mail is mail that has had some form of disinfection or fumigation applied to it by postal authorities, with the intention...