disinfector

noun
UK: /ˌdɪsɪnˈfektər/
US: /ˌdɪsɪnˈfektər/

  1. A device or substance used to kill germs and bacteria.

    1. The hospital uses a powerful disinfector to clean the rooms daily.
    2. The cleaning crew wheeled in a large disinfector, ready to sanitize the entire office space.

Synonyms

sanitizer sterilizer
disinfector transitive-verb

  1. To use a disinfector to clean something.

    1. We will disinfector the floor after the party.
    2. The staff disinfector the equipment regularly to prevent the spread of infection.

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The phonetic transcription of "disinfector" is /ˌdɪsɪnˈfektər/ in British English and /ˌdɪsɪnˈfektər/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "disinfector": sanitizer, sterilizer.

Example usage of "disinfector": "The hospital uses a powerful disinfector to clean the rooms daily.". More examples on the page.