sanitizer

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sanitizer

  • /ˈsænɪtaɪzɚ/ US
  • /ˈsænətaɪzɚ/ US

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From sanitize + -er.

noun sanitizers · sanitiser

  1. agent, countable, uncountable Agent noun of sanitize; one who sanitizes; a product that provides a sanitized result. hand sanitizer
  2. countable, uncountable A program to detect errors in code, usually integrated into a compiler. memory sanitizer

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"sanitizer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sanitizer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sanitizer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sanitizer

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"sanitizer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sanitizer.

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@misc{sanitizer_2026,
  title = {sanitizer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sanitizer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}