Purell

Pocket germ killer

Purell is a brand of hand sanitizer, the dominant one in the American market.

The name often stands in for any alcohol-based hand sanitizer: There's Purell in the bathroom if you need it.

During health scares, Purell becomes shorthand for germ anxiety: Everyone was Purelling constantly.

hygiene

sanitizer

Agent that reduces microbes

germs · clean hands · alcohol-based · waterless · quick-dry · bacteria · viruses · handwashing · antiseptic · cleanliness

healthcare

hospital

Medical treatment facility

  • clinicOutpatient treatment facility
  • medicalOf healthcare practice
  • nursingMedical caretaking profession

patient care · exam room · surgical · healthcare workers · CDC · infection control · bedside · sterile · clinical · PPE

brand

trademark

Registered commercial identifier

aloe · moisturizing · travel size · refill · bulk · institutional · commercial · consumer product · brand recognition · market leader

pandemic

COVID-19

WHO-named 2019 coronavirus

essential · frontline · mask · social distancing · outbreak · quarantine · hoarding · supply chain · panic buying · PPE

locations

bathroom

Room for hygiene

restaurant · grocery store · gym · school · office · airport · restroom · desk · car · purse

Categories
Opposites
hygiene/cleanliness

Purelldirt

Loose dry earth

filth · contamination · feces · grime · mud

germ effect

Purellgerms

Microscopic disease agents

bacteria · pathogens · viruses · microbes · infection

hand care method

Purellsoap and water

soap · hand washing · bar soap · hand soap · Dial

Phrases
Family

pure

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G