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消毒
  siu1 duk6   jyutping
  xiao1 du2   pinyin
[1] [v] disinfect; sterilize; decontaminate; [2] [n] sterilization; disinfection; decontamination

nounAdditional PoS: verb

Level: 3   Google Frequency: 1,940,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
消毒

This word has been viewed 2887 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 25th Jul 2004 10:05 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 siu1  -  vanish; disperse; quench
 duk6  -  poison; poisonous; narcotics

6 compounds containing this word:

巴斯德消毒法 - pasteurization
消毒器 - sterilizer (device)
消毒劑 - disinfectant, antiseptic
巴士德消毒 - pasteurized (as a partial loanword)
加氯消毒法 - [化] (hyper)chlorination
Common Formations:
酒精消毒液 - hand sanitizer

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Disinfect the needle with fire.
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