Disinfectant

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  disinfectant \dis`in*fect"ant\, n.
     That which disinfects, especially an agent for killing or
     removing the microorganisms which cause infection. Commonly
     used disinfectants are chlorine, sodium hypochlorite
     solution, hydrogen peroxide, and alcohol.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  disinfectant
       adj : preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of
             microorganisms [syn: {bactericidal}, {germicidal}]
       n : an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys
           microorganisms that might carry disease [syn: {germicide},
            {antimicrobic}, {antimicrobial}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  55 Moby Thesaurus words for "disinfectant":
     acaricide, anthelmintic, antibiotic, antiseptic, bactericide,
     bleaching powder, bug bomb, carbamate insecticide, carbolic acid,
     chemosterilant, chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide, chlorine,
     cleaner, cleanser, contact poison, cresol, decontaminator,
     defoliant, eradicant, formaldehyde, fumigant, fumigator, fungicide,
     germicidal, germicide, herbicide, hypochlorous acid, insect powder,
     insecticide, mercuric chloride, microbicide, miticide,
     organic chlorine, organic phosphate insecticide, pesticide, phenol,
     poison, purifier, rat poison, roach paste, roach powder,
     rodenticide, sanitizer, sodium hypochlorite, stomach poison,
     systemic, systemic insecticide, toxic, toxicant, toxin, venin,
     venom, vermicide, virus, weed killer