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单词 disinfest
释义

disinfest

verb

dis·​in·​fest ˌdis-in-ˈfest How to pronounce disinfest (audio)
disinfested; disinfesting; disinfests

transitive verb

: to rid of small animal pests (such as insects or rodents)
disinfestation
(ˌ)dis-ˌin-ˌfe-ˈstā-shən How to pronounce disinfest (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Large enough to disinfest entire trucks loaded up with furniture, the sheds used Zyklon B to produce hydrogen cyanide gas, the same chemical used by the Nazis in their death camps. Jo Caird, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1920, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

disinfest

transitive verb

dis·​in·​fest ˌdis-ᵊn-ˈfest How to pronounce disinfest (audio)
: to rid of small animal pests (as insects)
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