DISINFECTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does disinfection mean? 

• DISINFECTION (noun)
  The noun DISINFECTION has 1 sense:

1. treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms

  Familiarity information: DISINFECTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISINFECTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("disinfection" is a kind of...):

medical aid; medical care (professional treatment for illness or injury)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disinfection"):

chlorination (disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound)

Derivation:

disinfect (destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing)

 Context examples 

From this mixture, researchers obtained a liquid that is sprayed directly on the eggshell, or mixed in the product disinfection bath at the sanitising stage.

(Protective bio-shell could extend egg shelf life, SciDev.Net)