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Disinfection   /dɪsɪnfˈɛkʃən/   Listen
Disinfection

noun
1.
Treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms.





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"Disinfection" Quotes from Famous Books



... house a certain number, say twenty men, pass into the first room where they undress. Their underclothes and shirts are thrown to one side to be washed; their caps and boots are not treated in any way. The uniforms are hung on numbered racks and placed in the disinfection chamber where they are immediately treated with live steam, or they are taken into an adjoining room where the seams are ironed with hot irons to destroy lice ...
— On the Fringe of the Great Fight • George G. Nasmith
... and heavy to be moved, and Elizabeth remembered that Desmond had always admired 'the jolly old thing' with its eager outstretched wings and splendid brow. Doctor Renshaw shook his head over the library as a hospital ward, and ordered a vast amount of meticulous cleaning and disinfection. ...
— Elizabeth's Campaign • Mrs. Humphry Ward


Words linked to "Disinfection" :   medical care, chlorination, medical aid, disinfect


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