Disinfectant Ingredient Crossword Clue

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	noun • any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant
	29%	7		Active ingredient in some disinfectant sprays
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	23%	6		Disinfectant and whitener
	noun • the whiteness that results from removing the color from something • an agent that makes things white or colorless • the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) verb • cause to become white or lighter in color • make whiter or lighter

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New York Times02 Nov 1984	Across 20
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