disinfectants

noun

an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease

adjective

preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms

Roots

disdis- · Latin · un-, remove facio-fect · Latin · make, do

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The word disinfectants breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“un-, remove”); and -fect, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.