disinfectant

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Recent Examples of disinfectant Ideally, a victim’s home should also be sprayed down with disinfectant. Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 28 May 2026 Speaking shortly after returning from a humanitarian visit to Ituri Province, Greg Ramm, DRC country director for the organization Save the Children, said their teams are working alongside local authorities to deliver basic supplies like disinfectant and chlorine to clinics. Erikas Mwisi, CNN Money, 24 May 2026 Soekarno-Hatta has the universal airport scent of disinfectant and air conditioning. Literary Hub, 22 May 2026 Spray rodent urine and droppings with either an all-purpose disinfectant or make your own by adding 1 1/2 cups of bleach to 1 gallon of water. Erika Edwards, NBC news, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for disinfectant
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Noun
  • The industrial solvent carbon tetrachloride had been around for several decades before that.
    Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
  • The analyses also detected heavy metals linked to organ damage and cancer, including lead, chromium and nickel, along with additional reproductive toxic plasticizers and the liver-toxic solvent N,N-dimethylformamide.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department advised anyone bitten or scratched by a bat or other wild animal to promptly clean the wound with soap and water, then contact a physician or go to the emergency room.
    Kelli Arseneau, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The space had hosted ABC soap All My Children for a run as well as several Netflix productions for shoots, including sitcom Lady Dynamite and sketch comedy W/ Bob & David.
    Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

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“Disinfectant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinfectant. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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