Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disinfective

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-in-fec-tive
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That disinfects

Etymology

From dis- + infective.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does disinfective mean?
That disinfects
Where does disinfective come from?
From dis- + infective.

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