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Definition of Disinfesting
1. disinfest [v] - See also: disinfest
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disinfesting
Literary usage of Disinfesting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Elements of Military Hygiene: Especially Arranged for Officers and Men by Percy Moreau Ashburn (1920)
"It is useless to disinfest blankets without at the same tune disinfesting all
underclothing and service dress. Similarly it is useless to bathe and cleanse ..."
2. Report on Medical and Surgical Developments of the War by William Seaman Bainbridge (1919)
"In disinfesting barracks, railway carriages, etc., steam is the most efficient
... They manufacture a fixed type, to be used in hospitals and disinfesting ..."
3. A Textbook of Bacteriology: A Practical Treatise for Students and by Hans Zinsser, Frederick Fuller Russell (1922)
"... in passing through a crowd, or in handling underwear and clothing in laundry
work or disinfesting operations. The qdult louse feeds about twice a day, ..."
4. Demobilization: Our Industrial and Military Demobilization After the by Benedict Crowell, Robert Forrest Wilson (1921)
"For the sterilization of clothing in the area there were three large
central "disinfesting" plants, five smaller stationary steam sterilizers, and
more than ..."
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