Lysol

[ lahy-sawl, -sol ]

Trademark.

1. a brand of clear, brown, oily solution of cresols in soap, used as a disinfectant and antiseptic.

Lysol

/ ˈlaɪsɒl /

noun

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

Example Sentences

A world where, at least in New York in March 2020, you were considered lucky to have a thermometer, a Lysol wipe or a face mask.

From Washington Post

Since we were prepared for the pandemic, we had no shortage of hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, and Lysol.

From Outside Online

She agreed he could play, despite her near-obsession with tracking the virus and her own efforts — constantly spraying Lysol on surfaces and in the air — to keep infection out of her home.

From Washington Post

The ill-deserved patent protection for Lysol happily expired long ago and the product can now be made by anyone.

From Project Gutenberg

The substances commonly used are carbolic acid, formalin or formaldehyde, lysol, and bichloride of mercury.

From Project Gutenberg

Glass rips and nozzles—to be boiled before and after using and kept in lysol solution.

From Project Gutenberg

Disinfect the skin over the vein, rubbing it vigourously with cotton-wool soaked in lysol.

From Project Gutenberg

Remove the lysol with ether dropped from a drop bottle, and allow the ether to evaporate.

From Project Gutenberg