disinfect
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The meaning (definition) of the word disinfect
to clean a place and kill germs
The word disinfect used in a sentence
“We disinfect our hands to kill the yucky germs.”
Words that mean the same as disinfect (synonyms)
cleansterilize
How the word disinfect is said around the world
| French | désinfecter (day-zen-fek-TAY) |
| Spanish | desinfectar (day-seen-fayk-TAHR) |
| Mandarin | 消毒 (shyow doo) |
| Hindi | कीटाणुरहित (kee-TAH-nuur-hit) |
| Arabic | مطهر (MAHT-hahr) |
| Russian | дезинфекция (dyee-zheen-FYAYK-tsi-yah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | desinfetar (di-zeeng-fi-TAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | desinfetar (day-zeeng-fay-TAHR) |
| Japanese | 消毒する (shohu-doh-ku-SU-ru) |
| German | desinfizieren (day-zin-fee-TSEE-ruhn) |
| Urdu | جراثیم کش (gyuh-rah-SEEM kush) |
| Punjabi | ਕੀਟਾਣੂਨਾਸ਼ਕ (kee-tah-noo-NAH-shuhk) |
| Korean | 소독제 (soh-DOHG-jay) |
| Hebrew | לְחַטֵא (LKHAH-tay) |
| Greek | απολυμαίνω (ah-poh-lee-MAY-noh) |
| Dutch | desinfecteren (day-zin-fek-TEE-ruhn) |
| Tagalog | disimpektahin (dee-seem-puhk-TAH-een) |
| Vietnamese | khử trùng (khew choong) |
| Turkish | dezenfekte etmek (day-zan-fek-TE et-MEK) |
| Persian | ضدعفونی کردن (zayd-day-oh-FOO-nee KAHR-dahn) |
| Polish | dezynfekować (de-zin-fe-KAW-vahch) |
| Ukrainian | дезінфікувати (de-zeen-FEE-koo-vah-ti) |
| Bengali | জীবাণুমুক্ত করা (GYEE-bah-noo-mook-toh KAW-rah) |
| Swedish | desinficera (DAY-sin-fee-say-rah) |
| Italian | disinfettare (dee-zeen-fay-TAH-ray) |
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