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hand sanitizer

/ˈhænd ˌsænətaɪzɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
hand san-i-tiz-er
IPA
/ˈhænd ˌsænətaɪzɚ/
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disinfecting liquid, most often based on ethyl alcohol, used as an alternative to washing the hands with soap and water.

Countable; Uncountable

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhænd ˌsænətaɪzɚ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hand sanitizers (plural) hand sanitiser (alternative)

Synonyms

hand antiseptic hand rub hanitiser hanitizer

Questions

How do you pronounce hand sanitizer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhænd ˌsænətaɪzɚ/.
What does hand sanitizer mean?
A disinfecting liquid, most often based on ethyl alcohol, used as an alternative to washing the hands with soap and water.

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