Puhdistuksella

Puhdistuksella is the instrumental form of the Finnish noun puhdistus, meaning cleaning or purification. The expression denotes the method or means by which something is made clean or free from impurities, and it is used to describe actions performed to achieve cleanliness or purity in various contexts.

In everyday language puhdistuksella refers to cleaning objects, spaces, or people, such as wiping surfaces, washing, or sanitation. In technical and industrial contexts it describes purification steps that remove unwanted substances from liquids, gases, or materials, for example water treatment, air purification, or solvent purification.

In medical or hygiene contexts it may refer to preoperative cleansing or wound cleaning, and in laboratory work to sample preparation or sterilization steps. Grammatically, puhdistuksella indicates the means or method, equivalent to “by cleaning” or “through cleaning” in English.

Origin and related terms: the word is formed from the root puhdas (clean) with the noun-forming suffix -istus, and the instrumental suffix -lla. Related terms include puhdistus (cleaning or purification), puhdistaa (to clean or purify), and puhdistusaine (cleaning agent). The exact nuance of puhdistuksella depends on the context, ranging from everyday housekeeping to formal purification processes in science and industry.