swabbing
Wiping with cloth
Swabbing is using a swab—a piece of absorbent material on a stick—to clean, apply, or collect something.
Medical workers swab throats for strep tests; sailors swab decks.
The word covers both the cleaning motion and the sample-collecting kind: They're swabbing everyone for DNA.
Ship's manual laborer
- sailorSeafaring crew member
- marinerOne who navigates ships
- seafarerOne who navigates oceans
- mopFloor-washing implement
deck · shipboard · galley · forecastle · bosun · crewman · shipmate · bilge
Individual for examination
- collectionGathered set of items
- cultureCollective social practices
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- diagnosticTest to identify problems
testing · screening · throat · nasal · wound · cotton · sterile · applicator
Microbe-killing substance
- sterilizeEliminate all microorganisms
- sanitizeCleanse of pathogens
- decontaminateRemove harmful substances
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
iodine · betadine · chlorhexidine · prep · aseptic · germicide · disinfectant
Hereditary code molecule
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- collectionGathered set of items
- buccalPertaining to cheeks
- cheekAudacity or facial side
genetic · sampling · analysis · laboratory · genotyping · sequencing · identification · paternity
deckhand
Ship's manual laborer
mop · deck · shipboard · galley · forecastle · bosun · crewman · shipmate · bilge · gunwale
mop
Floor-washing implement
wash · bucket · squeegee · sponge · cloth · rag · deck · floor · polish · shine
specimen
Individual for examination
- collectionGathered set of items
- cultureCollective social practices
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
diagnostic · testing · screening · throat · nasal · wound · cotton · sterile · applicator · sample
antiseptic
Microbe-killing substance
- sterilizeEliminate all microorganisms
- sanitizeCleanse of pathogens
- decontaminateRemove harmful substances
alcohol · iodine · betadine · chlorhexidine · prep · aseptic · germicide · disinfectant
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- collectionGathered set of items
- buccalPertaining to cheeks
cheek · genetic · sampling · analysis · laboratory · genotyping · sequencing · identification · paternity · database
- seafaringship, sailors, ships, sail, sailor
- cleaning motionswiping, rubbing, scrubbing, brushing, sweeping
- shipboard activitiessailing, navigation, fishing, steering, cargo loading
- application techniquesbrushing, rolling, spraying, dipping, sponging
- Decontaminationdisinfection, sanitization, sterilization, fumigation, bleaching
- drilling hazardsblowout, kick, explosion, hydrogen sulfide, sour gas
- deck swabbingCleaning a vessel's floor