Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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disinfectant | Yes | Yes | No | No |
antiseptic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
disinfectant (noun) | antiseptic (noun) |
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an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease | a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues |
disinfectant (adjective) | antiseptic (adjective) |
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preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms | thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms |
devoid of objectionable language | |
clean and honest | |
freeing from error or corruption |