Meaning & use
sanitizers
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Substances or products, such as gels or sprays, used to reduce germs on hands or surfaces.
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The office placed hand sanitizers at every entrance during flu season.
Restaurants use commercial sanitizers to disinfect kitchen equipment after each shift.
A note on using this word
Demand and everyday use of the word surged worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic, when hand sanitizer became a household staple.
Words with a similar meaning
disinfectantsantiseptics
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