DISINFECT


Meaning of DISINFECT in English

— disinfection , n. — disinfective , adj. — disinfector , n.

/dis'in fekt"/ , v.t.

to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.

[ 1590-1600; desinfecter, equiv. to des- DIS- 1 + infecter to INFECT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .