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Lysol

American  
[lahy-sawl, -sol] / ˈlaɪ sɔl, -sɒl /
Trademark.
  1. a brand of clear, brown, oily solution of cresols in soap, used as a disinfectant and antiseptic.


Lysol British  
/ ˈlaɪsɒl /

noun

  1. a solution containing a mixture of cresols in water, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lysol maker Reckitt Benckiser booked a rise in first-quarter like for like revenue, helped by strong emerging markets performance, where like-for-like sales grew 7.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

As Johnny Carson would say; “Wrong, Lysol breath.”

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025

The makers of Clorox and Lysol pleaded with Americans not to inject or ingest their products.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Reckitt , maker of Dettol and Lysol cleaning products, on Wednesday missed third-quarter like-for-like sales expectations despite raising prices to help offset rising raw material costs.

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2023

The dining halls had closed at noon that day; it was snowing hard and getting dark and we didn’t have a car; the refrigerator, freshly cleaned and smelling of Lysol, was empty.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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