redisinfect
English
Etymology
re- + disinfect. Attested since the 19th century.
Verb
redisinfect (third-person singular simple present redisinfects, present participle redisinfecting, simple past and past participle redisinfected)
- To disinfect again.
- 1895, Annals of Surgery, volume 22, page 469:
- In this case we must employ two surgeons, or else the single one must thoroughly redisinfect his hands and arms in the manner already described before opening the abdomen.