disinfectation

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noun

disinfection

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Meanings

noundisinfectation (uncountable)
  1. nonstandarduncountabledisinfection

    The use of DDT for disinfectation of louse-infested communities is a primary control measure in epidemic situations.

    2007, Wallace Peters, Geoffrey Pasvol, Atlas of tropical medicine and parasitology, page 22

Origin

From disinfect + -ation.

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APA

disinfectation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinfectation

MLA

“disinfectation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinfectation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disinfectation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinfectation.

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