disinfectantadj.n.

Etymology: < French désinfectant (1816 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), present participle of désinfecter to disinfect v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: disinˈfectant.

A. adj.

Having the property of disinfecting.

ΚΠ

1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) III. 1192 The disinfectant liquor of Sir W. Burnett is chloride of zinc.

B. n.

Something having this property; an agent used for disinfecting or destroying the germs of infectious disease.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > disinfecting > [noun] > disinfectant

disinfector1832

disinfectant1837

disinfecter1845

sanitizer1950

1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 107/2 The hypochlorite of lime, usually called chloride of lime..is a compound of great importance, both in the arts, and as a disinfectant.

figurative.1861 T. Winthrop Cecil Dreeme vi. 82 The moral atmosphere, too, of this honest, cheerful, simple home scene acted as a moral disinfectant.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	disinfectant
释义	disinfectantadj.n. Etymology: < French désinfectant (1816 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), present participle of désinfecter to disinfect v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: disinˈfectant. A. adj. Having the property of disinfecting. ΚΠ 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) III. 1192 The disinfectant liquor of Sir W. Burnett is chloride of zinc. B. n. Something having this property; an agent used for disinfecting or destroying the germs of infectious disease. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > disinfecting > [noun] > disinfectant disinfector1832 disinfectant1837 disinfecter1845 sanitizer1950 1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 107/2 The hypochlorite of lime, usually called chloride of lime..is a compound of great importance, both in the arts, and as a disinfectant. figurative.1861 T. Winthrop Cecil Dreeme vi. 82 The moral atmosphere, too, of this honest, cheerful, simple home scene acted as a moral disinfectant. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.n.1837
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