sanitizer

noun

san·i·tiz·er ˈsa-nə-ˌtī-zər

plural sanitizers

: a substance or product that is used to reduce or eliminate pathogenic agents (such as bacteria) on surfaces

Sales of alcohol-based hand sanitizers were up nearly 17% as of the first week of September compared to the same period last year …—

Laura Landro

"Carvacrol could potentially be used as a food sanitizer … particularly in conjunction with other antimicrobials," says Kelly Bright, associate research scientist in the department of soil, water, and environmental science at the University of Arizona.—

Daniel Stolt

also : a device used in sanitizing

This ozone-generating sanitizer looks like a miniature tanning bed for your manual toothbrush—and it emits ultraviolet light (UV) to kill 99.9 percent of brush germs. —

Malinda Govoni

Among the equipment that impressed him: … A wall-mounted food sanitizer that diverts water from the sink tap and charges it with ozone before dispensing it through the aerator for produce cleaning. —

Howard Riell

Examples of sanitizer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Solar eclipse glasses, hand sanitizer, fans, among other things, were available at various organization booths near the lawn. —

Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024 When considering the possibility of this step, recall how the demand for sanitizers sharply increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 The Thursday report stated the restaurant was still manually washing dishes without sanitizer. Slice House, 3210 E Bidwell St. in Folsom, had four violations on Tuesday. —

Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024 There’s a main open compartment, a mesh pocket that’s big enough to hold a phone, and two smaller mesh pockets for stashing smaller items, like earbuds or hand sanitizer. —

Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024 Numerous lots of hand sanitizer and aloe gels have been voluntarily recalled due to a presence of methanol, which can be toxic when applied to the skin or ingested. —

Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024 In the deli area, the spray bottles of Sani Save sanitizer used to clean the slicers weren’t diluted enough and had a concentration over 400 parts per million. —

David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024 Inspectors observed an employee wash their hands without sanitizer during Tuesday’s inspection. —

Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024 But the elastic mesh pocket has great stretch and ended up being the secure home for my wallet and hand sanitizer. —

Patrice J. Williams, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2024

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