disinfection

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ infection.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪsɪnˈfɛkʃən/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛkʃən

Noun

disinfection (countable and uncountable, plural disinfections)

  1. Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms.
    • 2003, M Wainwright, “Local treatment of viral disease using photodynamic therapy”, in International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents:
      Recent activity in the field of blood product disinfection has been based on a photovirucidal approach, with the requirement that the other microbial branches are also susceptible.
    • 2015 December 12, “Factors Influencing the Recurrence Potential of Benign Endometrial Polyps after Hysteroscopic Polypectomy”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      In brief, after application of the speculum and disinfection of the cervix, the hysterovideoscope was introduced intracervically.
    • 2020 March 27, Michael Schulson & Undark, “Deep Cleaners Have Their Day in a Nation Paralyzed by a Pathogen”, in Scientific American‎[2]:
      Whether full-room disinfections are necessary is not always clear.

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