disinfectant
any chemical agent used chiefly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms.
serving as a disinfectant.
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These include a nose spray that smothers and inactivates a key viral protein, disinfectants that are commonly used before sinus surgeries, and even dilute baby shampoo misted up the nose.
Treatments that target the coronavirus in the nose might help prevent COVID-19 | Laura Sanders | September 14, 2020 | Science NewsOur campus rules and procedures mandate masks inside buildings, seat us six feet apart in class, provide quarantine housing, offer ample sanitizer and disinfectant supplies, and facilitate contact tracing.
Donald Trump has failed to protect me and other students from COVID-19 | jakemeth | September 3, 2020 | FortuneAllied BioScience told CNBC it will pursue broader approval that would make its disinfectant more easily available.
American Airlines touts a new tool to combat COVID. But does it really make flying safer? | dzanemorris | August 24, 2020 | FortuneAmerican Airlines announced federal approval of a new disinfectant that the airline says it will use on some flights to improve protection against surface transmission of the coronavirus.
American Airlines touts a new tool to combat COVID. But does it really make flying safer? | dzanemorris | August 24, 2020 | FortuneAllied BioScience is already pursuing a broader EPA approval to allow widespread use of the disinfectant.
This product kills COVID for 7 days—and just got EPA approval for some American Airlines planes | Lee Clifford | August 24, 2020 | Fortune
The infection can—with copious amounts of disinfectant (bleach) and meticulous attention to detail—end there.
He stitched me up quickly, using a can of 7UP as disinfectant.
The Warlord Who Defines Afghanistan: An Excerpt From Bruce Riedel’s ’What We Won’ | Bruce Riedel | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJacob Mchangama argues that, for Akkari, the Danish tradition of free speech acted as a disinfectant.
I believe, as Justice Brandeis did, that sunlight is the best disinfectant.
Coombs ended by quoting U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis: “Sunlight is the best disinfectant.”
Bradley Manning Awaits Army’s Decision on Whether to Court-Martial Him | Denver Nicks | December 22, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTYears ago I investigated in the laboratory the popular notion that tobacco is a disinfectant.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThe popular notions regarding sulphur as a disinfectant after diphtheria are erroneous.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyFormalin is the best disinfectant for wall-paper unless the child has spat upon it—then use the bichloride.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThe nurse should not touch the outside of the tub with infected articles while putting these in the disinfectant.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThey rubbed disinfectant salves into their fungus-ridden hides.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun
British Dictionary definitions for disinfectant
/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛktənt) /
an agent that destroys or inhibits the activity of microorganisms that cause disease
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