Disinfectant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Disinfectant	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Disinfectant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disinfectant adj preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms Synonym(s): bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidal n an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease Synonym(s): disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobial
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disinfectant \Dis`in*fect"ant\, n. That which disinfects; an agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine.