desinfecção

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From des- +‎ infecção.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /d͡ʒi.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zĩ.fɛˈksɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: de‧sin‧fe‧ção

Noun

desinfecção f (plural desinfecções) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, European Portuguese spelling)

  1. (public health, medicine) disinfection (treatment with disinfectant substances)
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