Disinfectant
121coefficient — 1. The expression of the amount or degree of any quality possessed by a substance, or of the degree of physical or chemical change normally occurring in that substance under stated conditions. 2. The ratio or factor that relates a quantity… …
122creosote — A mixture of phenols (chiefly methyl guaiacol, guaiacol, and creosol) obtained during the distillation of wood tar, preferably that derived from beechwood; used as a disinfectant and wood preservative. [G. kreas, flesh, + soter, preserver] * * *… …
123glutaraldehyde — A dialdehyde used as a fixative for electron microscopy, especially for nuclear morphology and for localization of enzyme activity; also used as a germicidal agent for disinfection and sterili …
124halazone — A chloramine used for the sterilization of drinking water. * * * hal·a·zone hal ə .zōn n a white crystalline powdery acid C7H5Cl2NO4S used as a disinfectant for drinking water * * * hal·a·zone (halґə zōn) [USP] a white, crystalline… …
125hypochlorous acid — An acid, HOCl, having oxidizing and bleaching properties. * * * hy·po·chlo·rous acid .klōr əs , .klȯr n an unstable strongly oxidizing but weak acid HClO obtained in solution along with hydrochloric acid by reaction of chlorine with water and… …
126isopropyl alcohol — An isomer of propyl alcohol and a homologue of ethyl alcohol, similar in its properties, when used externally, to the latter, but more toxic when taken internally; used as an ingredient of various cosmetics and of medicinal preparations for… …
127mercuric chloride — A topical antiseptic and disinfectant for inanimate objects. SYN: corrosive sublimate, mercury bichloride, mercury perchloride, corrosive mercury chloride. ammoniated m. SYN: ammoniated mercury. * * * mercuric chloride n …
128propiolactone — Used to sterilize plasma, vaccines, and tissue grafts. * * * pro·pio·lac·tone .prō pē ō lak .tōn or ß pro·pio·lac·tone .bāt ə n a liquid disinfectant C3H4O2 * * * pro·pio·lac·tone (pro″pe o lakґtōn) a disinfectant effective against… …
