to make innocuous
1Disinfect — Dis in*fect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinfected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disinfecting}.] To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous. [1913 Webster] When the infectious matter and the infectious… …
2Disinfected — Disinfect Dis in*fect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinfected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disinfecting}.] To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous. [1913 Webster] When the infectious matter and the… …
3Disinfecting — Disinfect Dis in*fect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinfected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disinfecting}.] To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous. [1913 Webster] When the infectious matter and the… …
4scavenger — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier scavager, from Anglo French scawageour collector of scavage (duty collected from non resident street merchants), from skawage scavage, from Middle French dialect (Flanders) escauver to inspect, from Middle… …
5immune system disorder — Introduction Disorders of the immune systemany of various failures in the body s defense mechanisms against infectious organisms (see table (Disorders of the immune system)). Disorders of immunity include immune deficiency diseases, such… …
6international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
7metaphysics — /met euh fiz iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology. 2. philosophy, esp. in its more abstruse branches. 3. the… …
8science, philosophy of — Branch of philosophy that attempts to elucidate the nature of scientific inquiry observational procedures, patterns of argument, methods of representation and calculation, metaphysical presuppositions and evaluate the grounds of their validity… …
9Holocaust denial — Antisemitism Part of Jewish history …
10World War I — the war fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Central Powers and the Allies, beginning on July 28, 1914, and ending on November 11, 1918, with the collapse of the Central Powers. Abbr.: WWI Also called Great War, War of the… …
