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# disinfectant

«disinfectant» in Mova's school dictionary: **A chemical liquid or spray that kills germs and bacteria…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a disinfectant, disinfectants); adjective (disinfectant wipes)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A chemical liquid or spray that kills germs and bacteria on surfaces. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disinfectant/#m1)

2) As an adjective: used to kill germs, as in disinfectant wipes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disinfectant/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In health, hygiene and science lessons, disinfectant cleans kitchens, toilets and hospital floors and stops illness spreading; in safety, it is poisonous to drink and must be kept away from small children; phrases: «spray with disinfectant», «hand disinfectant», «disinfectant wipes».

### examples

- The caretaker mopped the floor with disinfectant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disinfectant/#x1)
- The hospital smelled of disinfectant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disinfectant/#x2)
- Use disinfectant wipes to clean the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disinfectant/#x3)
- Never drink disinfectant: it is poisonous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disinfectant/#x4)
- Mum keeps the disinfectant on a high shelf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disinfectant/#x5)
- The nurse put disinfectant on my cut knee. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disinfectant/#x6)
- Disinfectant kills most germs in seconds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disinfectant/#x7)

### note

Countable when you mean types or bottles, uncountable as a substance. Verb: disinfect. Safety: never mix cleaning products (like bleach and other cleaners), as dangerous gases can form. Disinfectant is for surfaces, antiseptic is for skin.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «disinfectant» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disinfectant/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.