Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which disinfects; specifically, a device for diffusing a disinfectant in the air to purify it, or destroy contagion.
- noun A machine or apparatus for disinfecting and cleaning garments, bedding, etc., by means of hot water, steam, chemicals, or the fumes of burning materials.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, disinfects; an apparatus for applying disinfectants.
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- noun One who, or that which,
disinfects . - noun An
apparatus for applyingdisinfectants .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The ozone odor from the disinfector made Nanoannie's nose twitch.
Who Do You Say I Am 2010
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I also found that my disinfector machine gets hot enough to make toast (made 3 pieces), which I ate along with eggs (3) and bacon (the whole package).
gan_bei: I'm trying to concentrate on writing, bu gan_bei 2007
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The hands should receive careful attention, as otherwise the disinfector may carry infection to his home.
The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) Kenelm Winslow
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The portable disinfector is constructed to disinfect two complete suits of clothes or one mattress.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 Various
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A steam disinfector is made of steel or of wrought iron, is usually cylindrical in shape, and is covered with felt, asbestos, etc. The disinfector has doors on one or both ends, and is fitted inside with rails upon which a specially constructed car can be slid in through one door and out through the other.
The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) Kenelm Winslow
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The air was very pure and exceedingly dry, while the constant sunshine not only kept up the spirits, but also proved the most efficient disinfector of any ground fouled to less than a serious extent.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre George Henry Makins
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In country towns or villages, or even in cities, whose architectural arrangements permit, the portable disinfector can easily be drawn by one man into the courtyard or garden of any house, and the process of disinfection conducted on the spot.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 Various
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The portable apparatus, as shown, for heating with gas, or even spirits of wine, can also be heated with a similar steam and hot air apparatus as the stationary disinfector.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 Various
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The method of manipulation reduces the danger of contagion to a minimum, as the clothes or bedding are placed in specially constructed sacks in the sick chamber itself, and, after being tightly closed, the sacks are removed and hung in the disinfector.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 Various
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The man at the disinfector (where we took our cars and blankets to be syringed after an infectious case), had had a canary given him by his "best girl" (French).
Fanny Goes to War Pat Beauchamp Washington
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