Disinfect — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈɔst/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɪnfˈɛkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɪnfˈɛkt/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈɔst/.

Examples

disinfect a wound

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

infect

Parts of Speech

verb	destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing “disinfect a wound”

Word Forms

disinfectant	adjective	preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
disinfection	noun	treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms
disinfectant	noun	an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

desinfizieren

zerstören Mikroorganismen oder Krankheitserreger durch Reinigung

🇫🇷French

désinfecter

détruire les micro-organismes ou les agents pathogènes par nettoyage

🇪🇸Spanish

desinfectar

destruir microorganismos o patógenos mediante la limpieza

🇮🇹Italian

disinfettare

distruggere microrganismi o agenti patogeni mediante la pulizia

🇳🇱Dutch

desinfecteren

vernietig micro-organismen of ziekteverwekkers door reiniging

🇵🇹Portuguese

desinfetar

destruir microorganismos ou patógenos limpando

🇷🇺Russian

дезинфицировать

уничтожить микроорганизмы или патогены путем очистки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कीटाणुरहित

सफाई करके सूक्ष्मजीवों या रोगज़नक़ों को नष्ट करें

🇧🇩Bengali

জীবাণুমুক্ত করা

পরিষ্কার করে অণুজীব বা রোগজীবাণু ধ্বংস করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கிருமிநாசினி

சுத்தப்படுத்துவதன் மூலம் நுண்ணுயிர்கள் அல்லது நோய்க்கிருமிகளை அழிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రిమిసంహారక

శుభ్రపరచడం ద్వారా సూక్ష్మజీవులు లేదా వ్యాధికారకాలను నాశనం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्जंतुक करणे

साफ करून सूक्ष्मजीव किंवा रोगजनक नष्ट करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

જંતુમુક્ત

સફાઇ દ્વારા સુક્ષ્મસજીવો અથવા પેથોજેન્સનો નાશ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೋಂಕುರಹಿತ

ಶುದ್ಧೀಕರಣದ ಮೂಲಕ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಜೀವಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ರೋಗಕಾರಕಗಳನ್ನು ನಾಶಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അണുവിമുക്തമാക്കുക

ശുദ്ധീകരണത്തിലൂടെ സൂക്ഷ്മാണുക്കളെയോ രോഗകാരികളെയോ നശിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੋਗਾਣੂ ਮੁਕਤ

ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰਕੇ ਸੂਖਮ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਰੋਗਾਣੂਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਸ਼ਟ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

جراثیم کش

صفائی کے ذریعے مائکروجنزموں یا پیتھوجینز کو تباہ کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

消毒

通过清洁消灭微生物或病原体

🇯🇵Japanese

消毒する

浄化によって微生物や病原体を破壊する

🇰🇷Korean

소독하다

세척을 통해 미생물이나 병원균을 파괴합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khử trùng

tiêu diệt vi sinh vật hoặc mầm bệnh bằng cách làm sạch

🇹🇭Thai

ฆ่าเชื้อ

ทำลายจุลินทรีย์หรือเชื้อโรคด้วยการทำความสะอาด

🇮🇩Indonesian

membasmi kuman

menghancurkan mikroorganisme atau patogen dengan pembersihan

🇵🇭Filipino

disimpektahin

sirain ang mga mikroorganismo o pathogens sa pamamagitan ng paglilinis

🇲🇾Malay

membasmi kuman

memusnahkan mikroorganisma atau patogen dengan pembersihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تطهير

تدمير الكائنات الحية الدقيقة أو مسببات الأمراض عن طريق التطهير

🇮🇷Persian

ضد عفونی کردن

با پاکسازی میکروارگانیسم ها یا پاتوژن ها را از بین می برد

🇹🇷Turkish

dezenfekte etmek

Mikroorganizmaları veya patojenleri temizleyerek yok edin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַטֵא

להרוס מיקרואורגניזמים או פתוגנים על ידי ניקוי

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