hand sanitizer
/ˈhænd ˌsænətaɪzɚ/
hand sanitizer noun: a disinfecting liquid, most often based on ethyl alcohol, used as an alternative to washing the hands with soap and water.
Noun
hand sanitizer (countable and uncountable, plural hand sanitizers)
- A disinfecting liquid, most often based on ethyl alcohol, used as an alternative to washing the hands with soap and water.
- Synonyms:
- hand antiseptic, hand rub, hanitiser, hanitizer
hand sanitizer meaning in Malayalam, Odia, Malay and Indonesian
hand sanitizer in Malayalam
- hand sanitizer
- ഹാൻഡ്സാനിറ്റൈസർ hāṉḍsāniṟṟaisaṟ
hand sanitizer in Odia
- liquid
- ହସ୍ତ ଶୁଚିରକ୍ଷାକାରୀ hasta śucirakṣākāri
hand sanitizer in Malay
- liquid
- cecair pembersih tangan, cecair pembasmi kuman
hand sanitizer in Indonesian
- liquid
- penyanitasi tangan
More languagesFewer languages
- hand sanitizer in Thai
- สารล้างมือ săan láang meu
- hand sanitizer in Vietnamese
- dung dịch rửa tay khô, nước rửa tay khô, chất khử trùng tay
Synonyms of hand sanitizer
Forms of hand sanitizer
| plural | hand sanitizers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hand sanitiser |
Questions about hand sanitizer
- What does hand sanitizer mean?
- Hand sanitizer means a disinfecting liquid, most often based on ethyl alcohol, used as an alternative to washing the hands with soap and water.
- What is hand sanitizer in Malayalam?
- Hand sanitizer in Malayalam is ഹാൻഡ്സാനിറ്റൈസർ (hāṉḍsāniṟṟaisaṟ). See Hand sanitizer meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is hand sanitizer?
- Hand sanitizer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hand sanitizer?
- Hand sanitizer is pronounced /ˈhænd ˌsænətaɪzɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of hand sanitizer?
- The plural of hand sanitizer is hand sanitizers.
Words near hand sanitizer in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hand sanitizer (page history and authors); ഹാൻഡ്സാനിറ്റൈസർ (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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