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dis·in·fect·ant
 disinfectant
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- pronunciation:
- dIs
ihn
fek
t
 nt
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
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any chemical substance that destroys infection-causing organisms.
- similar words:
- antiseptic
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adjective + (n.)disinfectant
alternative, best, chemical, dilute, effective, first-aid, harmful, ineffective, primary, resistant, respective, selected, strong, unregistered
verb + (n.)disinfectant
clean, reek, replace, smell, spray, swab, treat, use, wash
(n.)disinfectant
+ verb
apply, contain, depend, dip, mask, pour, prevent, reduce, remove, rinse, wipe
noun + (n.)disinfectant
aerosol,
application,
bathroom,
bottle,
brush,
can,
dioxide,
efficacy,
exposure,
floor,
hall,
household,
mouthpiece,
odor,
ozone,
pathogen,
product,
rag,
sink,
smell,
solvent,
spray,
sunlight,
surface,
tile,
toilet,
urine,
water
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
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acting as a disinfectant.
a disinfectant ointment- similar words:
- antiseptic
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The word disinfectant
contains the following part:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
aberrant, accident, accidental, adherent, adjacent, affluent, agent, alterant, ambient, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, benevolent, coherent, combatant, complacent, confidant, confident, consequent, consultant, continent, conversant, current, defoliant, dependent, different, disinfectant, dissonant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, equilibrant, exorbitant, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, inadvertent, incessant, incognizant, inconsonant, indignant, informant, itinerant, malevolent, miscreant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, predominant, president, prudent, pungent, recreant, reluctant, repugnant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, tenant, transcendent, vacant, vagrant, variant, verdant
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