English-Dutch translations for disinfectant

• antisepticum
• desinfectans
• ontsmettingsmiddel
  Moeders leren jonge vrouwen niet meer dat ze kamille als ontsmettingsmiddel kunnen gebruiken wanneer ze hun kind een badje geven. Mothers do not pass on to young women the fact that camomile can be used when bathing a baby, because of its disinfectant properties.

Definition of disinfectant

• Serving to kill germs or viruses
• A substance that kills germs and/or viruses

Examples

• I washed repeatedly with a disinfectant soap but I still caught the flu
• The scalpels were soaked in disinfectant before the operation so disease wouldnt be spread

Related words

• disinfect
• disinfection
• disinfecting
• disinfected
• disinfecting performance
• disinfection efficiency
• efficiency of disinfection