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disinfectant

antimicrobial agent that is applied to non-living objects (compare: antisepsis) to reduce the number of microorganisms (unwanted germs and parasites) on them (compare:sterilization)
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disinfectant

Summary

disinfectant is a class of chemical substances by use[1]. disinfectant draws 763 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_chemical_substances_by_use category, ranking #17 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • disinfectant's instance of is recorded as class of chemical substances by use[3].
  • disinfectant is a type of anti-infective agent[4].
  • disinfectant is used for disinfection[5].
  • disinfectant's Commons category is recorded as Disinfectants[6].
  • disinfectant's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Disinfectants[7].
  • disinfectant's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8].
  • disinfectant's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • disinfectant's different from is recorded as antiseptic[10].
  • disinfectant's different from is recorded as disinfection[11].

Body

Definition and Type

disinfectant's instance of is recorded as class of chemical substances by use[3]. disinfectant is a type of anti-infective agent[4].

Use and Application

disinfectant is used for disinfection[5].

Why It Matters

disinfectant draws 763 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_chemical_substances_by_use category, ranking #17 of 45).[2] disinfectant has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] disinfectant is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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