"sanitiser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sanitisers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sanitiser (countable and uncountable, plural sanitisers)
  1. (British spelling) Alternative form of sanitizer. Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: sanitizer Derived forms: hand sanitiser, sanny
    Sense id: en-sanitiser-en-noun-hsWCmlC6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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