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Disinfectant vs Germicidal - What's the difference?

disinfectant | germicidal |

As adjectives the difference between disinfectant and germicidal

is that disinfectant is referring to something that contains a disinfectant or has the properties of a disinfectant while germicidal is that kills pathogenic organisms; disinfectant.

As a noun disinfectant

is a substance which kills germs and/or viruses.

disinfectant

English

Adjective

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  • Referring to something that contains a disinfectant or has the properties of a disinfectant.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A substance which kills germs and/or viruses.

    • germicidal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that kills pathogenic organisms; disinfectant

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