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disinˈfectant, a. and n.
[ad. F. désinfectant (1816 in Hatz.-Darm.), pres. pple. of désinfecter to disinfect.]
A. adj. Having the property of disinfecting.
1875Ure's Dict. Arts III. 1192 The disinfectant liquor of Sir W. Burnett is chloride of zinc.
B. n. Something having this property; an agent used for disinfecting or destroying the germs of infectious disease.
1837Penny Cycl. VII. 107/2 The hypochlorite of lime, usually called chloride of lime..is a compound of great importance, both in the arts, and as a disinfectant.
fig.1862T. Winthrop Cecil Dreeme vi. (Cent.) The moral atmosphere, too, of this honest, cheerful, simple home scene acted as a moral disinfectant. |