desinfecção

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• desinfeção (Portugal)

Etymology

From des- +‎ infecção.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /d͡ʒi.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /d͡ʒi.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃w̃/ [d͡ʒi.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.zĩ.fekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zĩ.fɛˈksɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: de‧sin‧fe‧ção

Noun

desinfecção f (plural desinfecções) (Brazilian spelling, European spelling)

1. (public health, medicine) disinfection (treatment with disinfectant substances)