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Noun Concept
Categories: Disinfectants, Bactericides, Articles with short description, Antiseptics, Hygiene
EN
disinfectant  germicide  antimicrobic  antimicrobial  Disinfection
EN
An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease WordNet 3.0
Definitions
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Sources
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An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A disinfectant is a chemical substance or compound used to inactivate or destroy microorganisms on inert surfaces. Wikipedia
An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms or stops their growth. Wikipedia
An agent to impair microbes in cleaning/sanitation but not taken internally as medicine; it may kill or inhibit them Wikipedia Disambiguation
Antimicrobial agent that is applied to non-living objects to reduce the number of microorganisms on them Wikidata
Drug used to kill microorganisms or stop their growth Wikidata
Article from 1897 Wikidata
Wikimedia category Wikidata
An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. OmegaWiki
An agent, such as heat, radiation, or a chemical, that disinfects by destroying, neutralizing, or inhibiting the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms. OmegaWiki
An agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action. Wiktionary
Agent that destroys microbes. Wiktionary (translation)
Any antimicrobial agent. Wiktionary
An agent that kills pathogenic organisms; a disinfectant. Wiktionary
An agent that kills organisms. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
agent
scholarly article
group or class of chemical substances
disinfectant
antisepsis
+4 relations
HAS KIND
cetrimide
sodium hypochlorite
antibiotic
disinfectant
antiseptic
+18 relations
HAS INSTANCE
bleaching agent
tincture of iodine
Jeyes Fluid
creolin
glucoprotamin
+1 relations
CATEGORY'S MAIN TOPIC
disinfectant
COPYRIGHT STATUS
public domain
DERIVATION
disinfect
antimicrobial
bactericidal
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
DIFFERENT FROM
disinfectant
antiseptic
FACET OF
hygiene
LANGUAGE OF WORK OR NAME
English
MAIN SUBJECT
disinfectant
USE
disinfection
USES
disinfectant
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobial
Wikipedia
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antimicrobial, disinfectant
Wikidata
EN
antimicrobial agent, antimicrobial drug, disinfectant, Disinfection, disinfection
Wiktionary
EN
antimicrobial, antimicrobic, germicide
OmegaWiki
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antimicrobial, disinfectant
Wikipedia Redirections
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anti-microbial, antimicrobial agent, antimicrobial agents, antimicrobial drug, antimicrobial drugs, antimicrobial therapy, antimicrobial treatment, antimicrobials, chemotherapy (antimicrobial), disinfect, disinfectants, Disinfectants and sanitizers, disinfected, disinfecting, germicide, Hand disinfection, High-level disinfected, High level disinfectant, High level disinfection, hospital-grade disinfectant, hospital grade disinfectant, Jeypine, levels of disinfection, Low level disinfectant, Low level disinfection, Microbecide, microbicide, microbicides, Microbiocide, sanitiser, sanitizer, sanitizers, sporicidal, sporicide, sunlight is the best disinfectant, Topical microbicide, Wet one
Wikidata Alias
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antimicrobial

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