Disinfective

/ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛktɪv/ adjective

Definition

Having the quality or ability to disinfect; capable of killing germs and preventing disease.

Etymology

From disinfect + -ive (adjective suffix meaning 'having the quality of'). Emerged in the late 19th century.

Kelly Says

The most disinfective substances are often the harshest—there's a reason hospitals use industrial-strength chemicals instead of gentle soaps!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማንሳት
ma-n-sat
ARالعربية
مُطهر
mu-tahir
BNবাংলা
সংক্রমণ নির্মূলক
san-kra-ma-n nir-mool-ok
CACatalà
desinfectant
de-sin-fek-tan
CSČeština
dezinfekce
de-zin-fek-ce
DADansk
desinfektion
de-sin-fek-tion
DEDeutsch
Desinfektionsmittel
de-zin-fek-tion-s-mit-tel
ELΕλληνικά
απολυμαντικό
a-po-ly-man-ti-ko
ESEspañol
desinfectante
des-in-fek-tan-te
FAفارسی
ضد عفونی کننده
paz-e-de-fan-oon-e konandeh
FISuomi
desinfiointi
de-sin-fioin-ti
FRFrançais
désinfectant
de-san-fek-tan
GUGU
સેપ્ટિક
sep-tik
HAHA
girma
jir-ma
HEעברית
מטהר
me-ta-her
HIहिन्दी
संक्रमण नाशक
san-kra-ma-n na-ash-ak
HUMagyar
fertőtlenítő
fert-to-tlen-i-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
disinfektan
dis-in-fek-tan
IGIG
ịkwụ ụkụ
ee-kwe oo-koo
ITItaliano
disinfettante
dis-in-fet-tan-te
JA日本語
消毒剤
sho-kyu-zai
KKKK
сарына
sa-ry-na
KMKM
សម្អាត
som-aht
KO한국어
소독제
so-dok-je
MRMR
संक्रमण नाशक
san-kra-ma-n na-ash-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
pensterilan
pen-ster-i-lan
MYမြန်မာ
ပျက်စီး
pyat-si
NLNederlands
ontsmettingsmiddel
onts-met-ting-s-mit-del
NONorsk
desinfeksjon
de-sin-fek-sjon
PAPA
ਸਾਫ਼-ਕਰ
saaf-kar
PLPolski
dezynfektan
de-zin-fek-tan
PTPortuguês
desinfectante
de-sin-fek-tan-te
RORomână
dezinfectant
de-zin-fek-tan-t
RUРусский
дезинфицирующее средство
dez-in-fek-tsi-roo-y-oo-shee-e sred-st-vo
SVSvenska
desinfektion
de-sin-fek-tion
SWKiswahili
kuza
koo-za
TAதமிழ்
நோய் எதிர்ப்பு
noy-etir-ppu
TEతెలుగు
వైరస్ నిర్మూలక
vai-rus nir-moo-la-ka
THไทย
ฆ่าเชื้อ
khaa-cheu
TLTL
pag-disinfekta
pa-g-dis-in-fek-ta
TRTürkçe
dezinfektan
de-zin-feh-k-tan
UKУкраїнська
дезінфікуючий засіб
de-zi-n-fek-tsi-u-y-chiy zas-ib
URاردو
جراثیم کش
jar-a-tim ka-sh
VITiếng Việt
khử trùng
khu-truong
YOYO
ṣẹ̀pẹ̀
she-pe
ZH中文
消毒剂
shī xiàng jì
ZUZU
ukusungiswa
oo-koo-soo-ngi-swa

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