0 past simple and past participle of disinfect
1 to clean something using chemicals that kill bacteria and other very small living things that cause disease:
Pens in the treated area were visited before control pens at each site each day and boots were disinfected after leaving each pen.
The film studio's fixed cooling towers were routinely disinfected according to a schedule, and biocide concentrations were monitored and logged.
Incision sites were shaved and disinfected with povidone-iodine solution.
Their clothing and baggage were simultaneously disinfected (initially by sulphur fumigation; from 1900 by high-pressure steam).
As there was no log-sheet kept for pool maintenance, it remained unclear if the whirlpool was emptied and the water disinfected daily.
Since some of these devices were drained and disinfected at the time of the investigation, the results from sampling may have been unreliable.
The sprouter voluntarily halted alfalfa sprout production, disinfected the plant, and then resumed production with a new seed lot after re-inspection.
Cohorting of healthy newcomers to cleaned and disinfected sections may help to control calicivirus outbreaks in institutions.
