Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand-sanitiser

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: hand-sani-tis-er
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Non-Oxford British spelling of hand sanitizer.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"My husband and I squirt on hand-sanitiser from a dispenser inside the door but beyond that it all feels pretty much like a normal Sunday."
"Such is my sense of personal responsibility (and self-preservation) that I’m still using a face mask while out shopping, and I use hand-sanitisers wherever I can as well as practising a bit of discreet social distancing."
"All visitors are asked to apply hand-sanitiser regularly and must continue to always wear a fluid-resistant surgical face mask, which are avilable free at hospital entrances."

Usage

Inflected Forms

hand-sanitisers (plural)

Questions

What does hand-sanitiser mean?: Non-Oxford British spelling of hand sanitizer.

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