disinfect
The origin and history of disinfect.
Etymology
From dis- ("undo") plus infect, echoing the French désinfecter — literally "to remove infection from."
The origin and history of disinfect.
From dis- ("undo") plus infect, echoing the French désinfecter — literally "to remove infection from."
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