The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STERILE , but the solution may also be STERILIZED which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Disinfected crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STERILE | 33 % | 7 |
| SANITIZED | 33 % | 9 |
| STERILIZED | 33 % | 10 |
Why may STERILIZED be the right solution?
The word "disinfected" means to clean or purify something by destroying bacteria and germs. "Sterilized" means to make something completely free from bacteria and other microorganisms, making it a perfect fit for the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Disinfected
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cleansed
- cleared
- decontaminated
- disinfectant
- sanitized
- sterile
- sterilized
- disinfectants
- sanitised
- sanitizing
- sanitization
- sanitize
Crossword Answer definitions
STERILE adjective- Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
- Terse; lacking sentiment or emotional stimulation, as in a manner of speaking.
- Fruitless, uninspiring, or unproductive.
- Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
- Free from dangerous objects, as a zone in an airport that can be only be entered via a security checkpoint.
- Of weapons: foreign-made and untraceable to the United States.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result STERILE
- Lacking imagination
- Like a mule
- Germ-free
- Uninspired
- Unproductive
- Aseptic
- Germfree
- As clean as a doctor's instruments
- Lacking originality
- Fit to be used in an operating room