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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdésinfectant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dezinfektɑ̃
"Utilisez un désinfectant pour nettoyer la surface."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A chemical liquid that destroys bacteria.
"The hospital floor was scrubbed with a strong disinfectant."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From dis- (expressing removal or reversal) + infect + -ant (suffix forming adjectives and nouns), coined in the 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disinfectant" is said worldwide
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désinfectant
Transliteration: dezinfektɑ̃
"Utilisez un désinfectant pour nettoyer la surface."
Desinfektionsmittel
Transliteration: dɛsfɛktˈtsi̯oːnsˌmɪtl̩
"Das Desinfektionsmittel tötet alle Keime ab."
disinfettante
Transliteration: dizinfɛtˈtante
"Applica il disinfettante sulla ferita."
desinfectante
Transliteration: desinfekˈtante
"Limpió la mesa con un desinfectante."
desinfetante
Transliteration: dezĩfẽˈtɐ̃tʃi
"O chão foi limpo com desinfetante."
कीटानाशक
Transliteration: kīṭānāśak
"सतح को साफ करने के लिए कीटानाशक का प्रयोग करें।"
消毒剂
Transliteration: xiāodújì
"请用消毒剂擦拭桌子。"
소독제
Transliteration: sodokje
"상처에 소독제를 발랐습니다."
消毒剤
Transliteration: shōdokuzai
"床を消毒剤で拭いてください。"
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