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Jeyes(') fluid|dʒeɪz| [f. Jeyes, the name of the manufacturing company.] The proprietary name of a disinfectant consisting of a saponified solution of phenols, resins, and other ingredients. Also Jeyes(') disinfecting fluid.
[1888Trade Marks Jrnl. 18 July 995/2 [In] sickness always use Jeyes' disinfectants... Jeyes' Sanitary Compounds Company, Limited,..London,..manufacturers. ]1900Encycl. Medica III. 31 Cresol or methyl phenol with its derivatives forms the chief constituent of..‘Jeyes’ Fluid' and a host of similar mixtures. 1911T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring & Summer 175/4 Jeyes' Disinfecting Fluid. 1933D. L. Sayers Murder must Advertise iv. 72 ‘It's the boy that goes round with the disinfectant, sir.’ ‘Ah, of course! Spray with Sanfect and you're safe.’ ‘That's right, sir, except that they use Jeyes' Fluid.’ 1957S. Locket Clin. Toxicol. xix. 490 Phenolic substances and cresols are contained in a number of disinfectants, e.g... Izal, Jeyes' Disinfecting Fluid and Creolin. For sanitary purposes varying mixtures with soap and alkali are used. 1973Times 19 June 1/3 Jeyes Fluid will rise by a maximum of 20 per cent. |