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degermed

degermed

6.5
Cleaned to remove or kill germs
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈdʒɜrmd/
translation icon : desinfectado
  • All medical instruments must be degermed before use in surgery.

Examples

  • After the flood, the water supply was carefully degermed to prevent illness.

  • The degermed surfaces are safe for food preparation.

  • The company claims its wipes leave surfaces completely degermed after cleaning.

  • Please ensure that the equipment is degermed before use.

  • All medical instruments must be degermed before use in surgery.

  • The company claims its wipes leave surfaces completely degermed after cleaning.

  • Please ensure that the equipment is degermed before use.

Antonyms

unclean
7 1.3

Dirty and covered in dust, food, or grease

contaminated
4.7

Something that becomes unsafe because it touches something dirty or harmful

How Germ-Free

degermed
6.5
dirty
525 1.0

Surface Forms

degermed positive

Morphology

degermed = degerm (transparent) = de + germ + ed

The adjective is a regular past-participial formation from the verb 'degerm' meaning 'remove germs from'.

Etymology

Degermed comes from the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and germ meaning 'tiny bug' or 'microbe', so imagine 'taking the germs away'. That's why something degermed has had germs removed by cleaning or disinfecting.