bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidal
(adjective) preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobial
(noun) an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
Source: WordNet® 3.1
disinfectant (not comparable)
Serving to kill germs or viruses.
disinfectant (plural disinfectants)
A substance that kills germs and/or viruses.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`in*fect"ant, n.
Definition: That which disinfects; an agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 July 2024
(noun) absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
