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lysol

lysol is the alternative letter-case form of Lysol.

Proper noun capitalized: Lysol

Lysol

  1. A liquid antiseptic and disinfectant; a mixture of cresols and soap.

Forms of lysol

alternative formlysol

Origin of lysol

Brand name, from lysis + -ol.

Questions about lysol

What does lysol mean?
Lysol means a liquid antiseptic and disinfectant; a mixture of cresols and soap.
What is lysol the alternative letter-case form of?
Lysol is the alternative letter-case form of Lysol.
What part of speech is lysol?
Lysol is a proper noun.

Words near lysol in the dictionary

  1. lysoglycerophospholipid
  2. lysoglycerophospholipids
  3. lysoglycosphingolipid
  4. lysoglycosphingolipids
  5. lysohexosylceramide
  6. lysol
  7. lysolecithin
  8. lysolecithins
  9. lysolipid
  10. lysolipids
  11. lysomotropic

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