disinfectionn.
/dɪsɪnˈfɛkʃən/ The action of disinfecting or purifying from infection; destruction of the germs of infectious diseases.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > disinfecting > [noun]
disinfection1803
disinfecting1837
sanitization1940
sanitizing1940
1803 Ann. Med. 2nd Lustrum 2 35 On the influence of Oxygen in the process of disinfection.
1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 470/1 The most important and valuable method of disinfection is ventilation.
1890 B. A. Whitelegge Hygiene & Public Health xi. 234 Disinfection by heat is the simplest and most thorough of all methods.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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