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DISINFECTION

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Dictionary entry overview: What does disinfection mean?

• DISINFECTION (noun)
The noun DISINFECTION has 1 sense:

1. treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms

Familiarity information: DISINFECTION used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DISINFECTION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("disinfection" is a kind of...):

medical aid; medical care (professional treatment for illness or injury)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disinfection"):

chlorination (disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound)

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