disinfection
/dɪsɪnˈfɛkʃən/
disinfection noun: treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms.
Noun
disinfection (countable and uncountable, plural disinfections)
- Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms.
- Recent activity in the field of blood product disinfection has been based on a photovirucidal approach, with the requirement that the other microbial branches are also susceptible.2003, M Wainwright, “Local treatment of viral disease using photodynamic therapy”, in International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
- In brief, after application of the speculum and disinfection of the cervix, the hysterovideoscope was introduced intracervically.2015 December 12, “Factors Influencing the Recurrence Potential of Benign Endometrial Polyps after Hysteroscopic Polypectomy”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
disinfection meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Malay and Indonesian
disinfection in Tamil
- தொற்று நீக்கம், கிருமி நாசம், தொற்றுநீக்கல், நுண்ணுயிர் நீக்கம், தொற்றுநீக்குகை, தொற்றுநோய் நீக்கி
disinfection in Tagalog
- treatment
- des-impeksiyon, pagdes-impekta
disinfection in Malay
- treatment
- penyahjangkitan, disinfeksi, pembasmian kuman
disinfection in Indonesian
- treatment
- desinfeksi
More languagesFewer languages
- disinfection in Vietnamese
- sự tẩy uế
Forms of disinfection
| plural | disinfections |
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Origin of disinfection
From dis- + infection.
Words formed from disinfection
Words that rhyme with disinfection
- section
- connection
- projection
- injection
- selection
- collection
- protection
- inflection
- reflection
- affection
- correction
- deflection
44 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- direction
- election
- erection
- complexion
- recollection
- resurrection
- dejection
- dissection
- flexion
- infection
- rejection
- connexion
- convection
- detection
- disconnection
- misdirection
- objection
- perfection
- vection
- advection
- ejection
- imperfection
- inspection
- interjection
- introspection
- lection
- reflexion
- aspection
- callisection
- disruptive selection
- electrotransfection
- indirect election
- insurrection
- police protection
- porrection
- predilection
- retroflexion
- self-infection
- snap election
- ticket inspection
- transfection
- trivection
- type introspection
- vivisection
Questions about disinfection
- What does disinfection mean?
- Disinfection means treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms.
- What is disinfection in Tamil?
- Disinfection in Tamil is தொற்று நீக்கம், கிருமி நாசம், தொற்றுநீக்கல். See Disinfection meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is disinfection?
- Disinfection is a noun.
- How do you pronounce disinfection?
- Disinfection is pronounced /dɪsɪnˈfɛkʃən/.
- What is the plural of disinfection?
- The plural of disinfection is disinfections.
Words near disinfection in the dictionary
Source and license
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