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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
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"Disinfectant" is a generic term, just as "Bleach" doesn't necessarily mean a specific liquid. Eg would you use household bleach to bleach your hair? No, it's an effect. As such, the possibility of developing a substance that acts in a disinfecting manner, ISN'T that nonsensical.
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Disinfectants can also be used to destroy microorganisms on the skin and mucous membrane, as in the medical dictionary historically the word simply meant that it destroys microbes.
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