Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun disinfectant

1 sense of disinfectant

Sense 1
disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobial -- (an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease)
       => agent -- (a substance that exerts some force or effect)

Antonyms of adj disinfectant

1 sense of disinfectant

Sense 1
bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidal -- (preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms)

INDIRECT (VIA antiseptic) -> septic, infected -- (containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage")

Similarity of adj disinfectant

1 sense of disinfectant

Sense 1
bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidal -- (preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms)
       => antiseptic (vs. septic) -- (thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities")