disinfectant
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
Types & categories
- agent hypernym
- cetrimide hyponym
- sodium hypochlorite hyponym
Related & opposite
- disinfect derivation
- antimicrobic derivation
- disinfectant derivation
Sense 2 adjective
preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
Related & opposite
- antibacterial derivation
- disinfectant derivation
- bactericide derivation
- disinfect derivation
- antiseptic similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | disinfect |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | antimicrobic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | disinfectant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | agent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cetrimide |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sodium hypochlorite |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | antibacterial |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | disinfectant |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bactericide |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | disinfect |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | antiseptic |