sanitize


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make acceptable

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Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for sanitize

to render free of microorganisms

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Synonyms for sanitize

make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing

make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features

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With wipes and working around food, users can clean with a wet wipe, then rinse with potable water, and then sanitize using either a bleach or quaternary ammonium solution.
The first step these homeowners need to take, after making sure their electrical service to the well pump is safe, is to sanitize their well.
Food handlers can sanitize their hands--and keep them sanitary--with Derm-Care AL, an innovative hand-sanitizing lotion manufactured by Westlake, Ohio-based C & K Manufacturing and Sales Co., LLC that not only kills harmful microorganisms, but also remains as a hypoallergenic film that works for hours.
Gaseous ozone is a strong sanitation and fumigation agent and can sanitize product in a storage room, as well as when it is shipped, to prevent bacteria, mold and yeast from forming on the food surface.
Because stainless steel can be sanitized effectively with a vinegar and water solution, this material will prevent you from having to repeatedly clean and sanitize surfaces with chemically-based disinfectants and cleaning agents-products that can produce harmful indoor air pollutants.
Capable of simultaneously processing up to 15 employees entering and exiting production areas, the ProTech XV sanitizes hands with or without gloves with a no-rinse hand sanitizing solution while also sanitizing footwear.
Medco Equipment's all-purpose automatic wheelchair washer cleans and sanitizes up to 20 wheelchairs in an hour, with a 99.9% reduction of bacteria after one wash.
With its cat-safe Sani-Solution and water, it automatically washes and sanitizes the cat area at least once a day.
Daimer Industries' KleenJet Steamer Ultra effectively cleans, sanitizes, deodorizes and degreases with the use of ordinary tap water, eliminating the need for conventional commercial cleaning products that may contain harmful chemicals.
The electron irradiation process that so effectively sanitizes letter mail is not penetrating enough to be used on the nearly 200 000 larger-volume packages that have been sitting in limbo at the Brentwood and Trenton postal facilities.