1) Antiseptic 2) Bactericidal 3) Bactericide 4) Cleaning agent 5) French word used in English 6) Germicidal 7) Germicide 8) Purifier 9) Sanitizer 10) Sterilizer
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1) Antiseptic 2) Bactericidal 3) Cetrimide 4) Cleaner 5) Cleanser 6) Germicidal 7) Germicide 8) Iodophor 9) Purifier
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A physical or chemical agent that frees a plant, organ, or tissue from infection.
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• (n.) That which disinfects; an agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine.
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an agent that disinfects; applied particularly to agents used on inanimate objects. Cf. antiseptic.
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A chemical agent which is applied onto inanimate surfaces, for example chairs, to destroy germs.
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any substance, such as creosote or alcohol, applied to inanimate objects to kill microorganisms. Disinfectants and antiseptics are alike in that both ... [2 related articles]
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Any substance or process that is used primarily on non-living objects to kill germs, such as viruses, bacteria, and other microorganisms that can cause infection and disease. Most disinfectants are harsh chemicals but sometimes heat or radiation may be used.
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A chemical agent which is applied onto inanimate surfaces to destroy germs.
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A chemical agent that is applied onto inanimate surfaces, for example chairs, to destroy germs.
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A product that destroys harmful bacteria and viruses on surfaces
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An agent that disinfects, applied particularly to agents used on inanimate objects. ... Compare: antiseptic. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(dis″in-fek´tәnt) an agent that disinfects, usually referring to chemical substances such as mercury bichloride or phenol. Disinfectants are usually applied to inanimate objects since they are too strong to be used on living tissues. Chemical disinfectants are not always effective against spore-forming bacte...
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A product that destroys harmful bacteria and viruses on surfaces
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Agent that kills microorganisms e.g. a chemical or other agent that kills or inactivates micro-organisms in animals, seeds or other plant parts, chemicals used to clean or surface sterilise inanimate objects.
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Dis`in·fect'ant noun That which disinfects; an agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine.
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An agent that cleanses infection by destroying or inhibiting the activity of disease-producing microorganisms.
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A disinfectant is a substance applied to the outside of the body, or to non-living material in order to kill any micro-organisms which may be present.
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antimicrobial chemical applied to a fomite during disinfection that may be toxic to tissues
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A chemical or physical process that kills pathogenic organisms in water, air, or on surfaces. Chlorine is often used to disinfect sewage treatment effluent, water supplies, wells, and swimming pools.
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A substance that kills or stops the growth of microbes.
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germicide noun an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
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Agent that kills, or prevents the growth of, bacteria and other micro-organisms. Chemical disinfectants include carbolic acid (phenol, used by Joseph Lister in surgery in the 1870s), ethanol, methanol, chlorine, and iodine
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A germicidal chemical that destroys microorganisms and the potential infectivity of a material.
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any chemical agent used chiefly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms.
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