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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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Summary

disinfectant is a class of chemical substances by use[1]. disinfectant draws 1,305 Wikipedia views per month (class of chemical substances by use category, ranking #17 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: anti-infective agent[3]
  • Has use: disinfection[4]
  • Commons category: Disinfectants[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Disinfectants[6]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[7], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8]
  • Different from: antiseptic[9], disinfection[10]

Why It Matters

disinfectant has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] disinfectant is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://octenidine.org/articles/consumers/how-antiseptics-differ
    Svkkl authority id → h0006247-dezinfekcni-pripravky
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0006247-dezinfekcni-pripravky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ Yso id: 6245, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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