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| c.3000 BC || {{w|Disinfectant}} introduction || || {{w| Ancient Egyptians Egypt}}ians use palm wine and vinegar to rinse the abdominal cavities of human and animal cadavers prior to embalming.<ref name="oie.int">{{cite web |last1=BLANCOU |first1=J. |title=History of disinfection from early times until the end of the 18th century |url=https://www.oie.int/doc/ged/D8963.PDF |website=oie.int |accessdate=3 April 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Egypt}}
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| 800 BC || {{w|Disinfectant}} introduction || || The oldest reference to disinfection of premises with a chemical product seems to be that described by [[w:Homer (Homero)|Homer]] in book xii of the ''{{w|Odyssey}}'', where the hero, having killed his rivals, demands that sulphur be burnt in the house which they had occupied.<ref name="oie.int"/> ||
