These include a nose spray that smothers and inactivates a key viral protein, disinfectants that are commonly used before sinus surgeries, and even dilute baby shampoo misted up the nose.
Treatments that target the coronavirus in the nose might help prevent COVID-19|Laura Sanders|September 14, 2020|Science News
Our campus rules and procedures mandate masks inside buildings, seat us six feet apart in class, provide quarantine housing, offer ample sanitizer and disinfectant supplies, and facilitate contact tracing.
Donald Trump has failed to protect me and other students from COVID-19|jakemeth|September 3, 2020|Fortune
Allied BioScience told CNBC it will pursue broader approval that would make its disinfectant more easily available.
American Airlines touts a new tool to combat COVID. But does it really make flying safer?|dzanemorris|August 24, 2020|Fortune
American Airlines announced federal approval of a new disinfectant that the airline says it will use on some flights to improve protection against surface transmission of the coronavirus.
American Airlines touts a new tool to combat COVID. But does it really make flying safer?|dzanemorris|August 24, 2020|Fortune
Allied BioScience is already pursuing a broader EPA approval to allow widespread use of the disinfectant.
This product kills COVID for 7 days—and just got EPA approval for some American Airlines planes|Lee Clifford|August 24, 2020|Fortune
The infection can—with copious amounts of disinfectant (bleach) and meticulous attention to detail—end there.
Kissing the Corpses in Ebola Country|Abby Haglage|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He stitched me up quickly, using a can of 7UP as disinfectant.
The Warlord Who Defines Afghanistan: An Excerpt From Bruce Riedel’s ’What We Won’|Bruce Riedel|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jacob Mchangama argues that, for Akkari, the Danish tradition of free speech acted as a disinfectant.
The Repentant Radical|Michael Moynihan|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Students should be focusing on books not disinfectant and cleaning the bathroom,” she says.
Confessions of an Ivy League Cleaning Lady|Daniella Wexler|May 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The place has that particular bar perfume of disinfectant and stale spilled beer.
Max Fish, Lost At Sea|Joshua David Stein|July 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Then spray thoroughly the stable and all poultry houses near with the Disinfectant, according to directions.
Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry|Pratt Food Co.
Sulphate of iron has many technical applications; is employed by all shoemakers, and is in common use as a disinfectant.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
By the time the last gallon was on board the disinfectant was just above the floor, but the bubbles of foam reached to the decks.
A Floating Home|Cyril Ionides
Carbolic acid as ordinarily used is an antiseptic rather than a disinfectant.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
The atmosphere of the place was close on account of the charcoal stove, and the barely-furnished room smelt of some disinfectant.
The Stretton Street Affair|William Le Queux
British Dictionary definitions for disinfectant
disinfectant
/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛktənt) /
noun
an agent that destroys or inhibits the activity of microorganisms that cause disease
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An agent, such as heat, radiation, or a chemical, that disinfects by destroying, neutralizing, or inhibiting the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms.