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Definition of Disinfested
1. disinfest [v] - See also: disinfest
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disinfested
Literary usage of Disinfested
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Elements of Military Hygiene: Especially Arranged for Officers and Men by Percy Moreau Ashburn (1920)
"Whenever practicable, every man should have a bath at least once in ten days,
and a complete change of disinfested underclothing after the bath. ..."
2. Preventive Medicine and Hygiene by Milton Joseph Rosenau, George Chandler Whipple, John William Trask, Thomas William Salmon (1921)
"With the aid of the vacuum, penetration is sure and the materials are both
disinfested and disinfected. Steam may also be used in improvised methods in a ..."
3. How to Recognize and Eliminate Silverfish, Beetles, Cockroaches, Moths by Thomas A. Parker (1991)
"If a collection is to be stored or exhibited within a library, it should be
disinfested by heating to 130° F for 3 hours, to kill all stages of cigarette ..."
4. Lost Crops of Africa: Grains edited by F. R. Ruskin (1999)
"Sunshine Researchers in India have found that farm produce can be disinfested
by "roasting" the bugs in the sun. They first wrap a square sheet of black ..."
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