disinfection
(noun) treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
disinfection (countable and uncountable, plural disinfections)
Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`in*fec"tion, n.
Definition: The act of disinfecting; purification from infecting matter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 April 2025
(adjective) capable of being extinguished or killed; “an extinguishable fire”; “hope too is extinguishable”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
