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disinfects

disinfects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of disinfect.

Meaning of disinfect

Verb

disinfect (third-person singular simple present disinfects, present participle disinfecting, simple past and past participle disinfected)

  1. To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.
    • An on-board cleaner passes through, disinfecting every grabrail and handhold as they pass.2020 November 4, Paul Bigland, “At no point have I felt unsafe...”, in Rail, page 47

Questions about disinfects

What is disinfects the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Disinfects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of disinfect.

Words near disinfects in the dictionary

  1. disinfection
  2. disinfections
  3. disinfective
  4. disinfector
  5. disinfectors
  6. disinfects
  7. disinfest
  8. disinfestant
  9. disinfestants
  10. disinfestation
  11. disinfestations

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