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• n  an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
• s  preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms

• The hospital had no drugs, disinfectant, syringes, IV drips or soap.
• These spores are hardy little things, resistant to sunlight, heat and disinfectant.
• After marking the laugh lines and creases around Weissman's mouth with a rust-colored disinfectant, she steps out of her high-heeled pumps to get the angle right and sets to work.

• germicide
• antimicrobic
• antimicrobial
• bactericidal
• germicidal

News & Articles

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• Water treatment temporarily changing
  Greenville Utilities is temporarily changing the disinfectant used in its water treatment process beginning June 17 through July 29. GUC will use chlorine rather than chloramines during this period of time, according to a news release.
  June 11, 2013 - The Daily Reflector
• Cherwell Supports Pharmig Disinfectant Implementation Seminar
  'How to successfully implement a disinfectant into the Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Cosmetics & NHS Industries' Seminar, 20th June 2013 Bicester, UK – Cherwell Laboratories will be exhibiting their range of specialist products for environmental monitoring and process validation at Pharmig's "How to successfully implement a disinfectant into the Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Cosmetics & NHS ...
  June 10, 2013 - ThomasNet

Quotes

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• Harry Reid in Wall Street Journal Blogs (blog)
  Reid said: "As President Obama has said on several occasions, sunlight is the best disinfectant," said Reid. "The American people are entitled to a thorough examination of what went wrong. The men and women who we appoint to this commission...
• Han Zheng in Forbes
  Sunshine being the best disinfectant, transparency itself is a form of supervision,Han said.
• Louis Brandeis in Towerlight
  Former Supreme Court justice Louis Brandeis said it best: "Sunlight is the best disinfectant."