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Definition of Disinfects
1. disinfect [v] - See also: disinfect
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disinfects
Literary usage of Disinfects
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The three kingdoms: England, Scotland, Ireland by Charles Victor P. Arlincourt (1844)
"Money disinfects the pockets; money may give consolation, even for the
plague.* Glasgow, one of the most ancient towns of Scotland, f stands upon the banks ..."
2. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1900)
"2 cc 10 per ct. formalin in 10 cc acid albuminous infected urine disinfects in
15 minutes. J-4 cc chlorinate lime sol'n in 10 cc acid albuminous infected ..."
3. British Farmer's Magazine (1848)
"It disinfects sailors suffering from fever on board of vessels; ... It disinfects
patients suffering with infectious disorders and wounds ; also dead bodies ..."
4. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1861)
"Mixed Plaster and Charcoal, proposed by Herpin of Metz, irritates the wounds,
disinfects badly, and soils everything it touches. ..."
5. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1861)
"... to a certain extent, antagonistic to putrid infections. It disinfects, however,
only incompletely, causes severe pain when applied to open wounds, ..."
6. Studies in the Bacteriology & Etiology of Oriental Plague by Edward Klein (1906)
"From this it follows that izal 1 in 400 completely disinfects in 15 minutes ; in
5 minutes already the number of living microbes being greatly reduced (300 ..."
7. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association by American Veterinary Medical Association. (1916)
"There is not much to it except that it disinfects, ... It disinfects the kidney.
DR. O'NEILL: I would like to ask Dr. Hughes if he considers it an ..."