| 单词 | disinfect |
| 释义 | disinfect (once / 3915 pages) v To disinfect something is to clean it so thoroughly that you kill any bacteria that might have been living on it. It's particularly important to disinfect cuts and scratches. You can disinfect your kitchen counters with cleaning products, or disinfect a scrape by washing it with soap and water. Public swimming pools have chlorine added to their water to disinfect them, and bleach is a good all-purpose chemical used to disinfect floors, laundry, and other things that might be harboring nasty bugs. Infect comes from a Latin root word, inficere, "to spoil or stain." Adding the prefix dis-, "do the opposite of," gives you disinfect. WORD FAMILYdisinfect: disinfectant, disinfected, disinfecting, disinfection, disinfects+/disinfectant: disinfectants/infect: disinfect, infected, infecting, infection, infective, infects, superinfect/infected: uninfected/infection: infections, infectious, superinfection/infectious: infectiously, noninfectious USAGE EXAMPLESSurfaces in contact with the boxwood should be disinfected with rubbing alcohol. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) I noticed that thymol was the active agent in Seventh Generation Disinfecting Wipes. Seattle Times(Dec 04, 2016) She says the department didn’t mandate the school’s closure for the day, but she thought it prudent to do so to thoroughly disinfect the building. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) v destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing disinfect a wound Ant|Hypo|Hyper infect, taint contaminate with a disease or microorganism sterilise, sterilize make free from bacteria antisepticizedisinfect with an antiseptic chlorinatedisinfect with chlorine autoclavesubject to the action of an autoclave clean, make clean make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from |
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