disinfect

Synonyms

taint corrupt contaminate pollute defile [seecontaminate]

Dis`in*fect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinfected; p. pr. & vb. n. Disinfecting.] Defn: To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous. When the infectious matter and the infectious matter and the odoriferous matter are one . . . then to deodorize is to disinfect. Ure.

disinfect - Similar Words

disinfector disinfection disinfectant distinct discinct infect disaffect inflect dissect indistinct