Meanings
nounhand sanitizer (countable and uncountable, plural hand sanitizers)
plural hand sanitizers · alternative hand sanitiser
- countableuncountablechemistryA disinfecting liquid, most often based on ethyl alcohol, used as an alternative to washing the hands with soap and water.
Synonyms: hand antiseptic, hand rub, hanitiser, hanitizer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA disinfecting liquid, most often based on ethyl alcohol, used as an alternative to washing the hands with soap and water.
Translations
Afrikaans handreiniger
- handreinigerliquid
Chinese Mandarin 洗手液
- 洗手液 (xǐshǒuyè)liquid
Danish håndsprit
- håndspritliquid
Dutch handreinigingsmiddel, handdesinfecterend middel
- handreinigingsmiddelliquid
- handdesinfecterend middelliquid
- handontsmetterliquid
Esperanto manpurigilo
- manpurigiloliquid
Finnish käsihuuhde, käsidesi
- käsihuuhdeliquid
- käsidesiliquid
French solution hydro-alcoolique, désinfectant pour les mains
- solution hydro-alcooliqueliquid
- désinfectant pour les mainsliquid
German Händedesinfektionsmittel
- Händedesinfektionsmittelliquid
Hebrew חומר חיטוי ידיים
- חומר חיטוי ידיים (khómer khitúy yadáyim)liquid
Hungarian kézfertőtlenítő
- kézfertőtlenítőliquid
Indonesian penyanitasi tangan
- penyanitasi tanganliquid
Italian amuchina
- amuchinaliquid
Japanese 手の消毒剤
- 手の消毒剤 (te no shōdokuzai)liquid
Korean 손 소독제, 손 세정제
- 손 소독제 (son sodokje)liquid
- 손 세정제 (son sejeongje)liquid
Malay cecair pembersih tangan, cecair pembasmi kuman
- cecair pembersih tanganliquid
- cecair pembasmi kumanliquid
Polish płyn do dezynfekcji rąk
- płyn do dezynfekcji rąkliquid
Portuguese gel desinfetante
- gel desinfetanteliquid
Romanian dezinfectant de mâini
- dezinfectant de mâiniliquid
Russian антисе́птик для рук, антисе́птик
- антисе́птик для рук (antisɛ́ptik dlja ruk)liquid
- антисе́птик (antisɛ́ptik)liquid
Spanish gel sanitizante, gel antiséptico
- gel sanitizanteliquid
- gel antisépticoliquid
- alcohol en gelliquid
- gel desinfectanteliquid
Swedish desinfektionssprit, handsprit
- desinfektionsspritliquid
- handspritliquid
- handdesinfektionliquid
Thai สารล้างมือ
- สารล้างมือ (săan láang meu)liquid
Vietnamese dung dịch rửa tay khô, nước rửa tay khô
- dung dịch rửa tay khôliquid
- nước rửa tay khôliquid
- chất khử trùng tayliquid
Cite this entry
APA
hand sanitizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20sanitizer
MLA
“hand sanitizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20sanitizer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand sanitizer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20sanitizer.
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