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44 Cards in this Set
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PHENOLIC
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A SYNTHETIC DERIVATIVE OF PHENOL USED AS A DISINFECTANT
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COMMERCIAL STERILIZATION
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A PROCESS OF TREATING CANNED GOODS AIMED AT DESTROYING THE ENDOSPORES OF CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM
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CHEMICALLY DEFINED MEDIUM
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A CLASS OF OXIDIZING-TYPE STERILIZING DISINFECTANTS
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HALOGEN
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ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: FLUORINE, CHLORINE, BROMINE, IODINE, OR ASTATINE
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FLAMING
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THE PROCESS OF STERILIZING AN INOCULATING LOOP BY HOLDING IT IN AN OPEN FLAME
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EQUIVALENT TREATMENTS
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DIFFERENT METHODS THAT HAVE THE SAME EFFECT ON CONTROLLING MICROBIAL GROWTH
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DECIMAL REDUCTION TIME (DRT)
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THE TIME (IN MINUTES) REQUIRED TO KILL 90% OF A BACTERIAL POPULATION AT A GIVEN TEMPERATURE; ALSO CALLED D VALUE
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ANTISEPSIS
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A CHEMICAL METHOD FOR THE DISINFECTION OF THE SKIN OR MUCOUS MEMBRANES; THE CHEMICAL IS CALLED AN ANTISEPTIC
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BACTERIOSTASIS
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A TREATMENT CAPABLE OF INHIBITING BACTERIAL GROWTH
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IODOPHOR
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A COMPLEX OF IODINE AND A DETERGENT
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EMULSIFICATION
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THE PROCESS OF MIXING TWO LIQUIDS THAT DO NOT DISSOLVE IN EACH OTHER
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ALDEHYDE
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AN ORGANIC MOLECULE WITH THE FUNCTIONAL GROUP --C=O
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HIGH-TEMPERATURE SHORT-TIME (HTST) PASTEURIZATION
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PASTEURIZING AT 72 DEGREES C FOR 15 SECONDS
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THERMODURIC
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HEAT RESISTANT
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HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA)FILTER
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A SCREENLIKE MATERIAL THAT REMOVES PARTICLES LARGER THAN 0.3mm FROM THE AIR
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DESSICATION
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THE REMOVAL OF WATER
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IONIZING RADIATION
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HIGH-ENERGY RADIATION WITH A WAVELENGTH LESS THAN 1 nm; CAUSES IONIZATION; X-RAYS AND GAMMA RAYS ARE EXAMPLES
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AUTOCLAVE
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EQUIPMENT FOR STERILIZATION BY STEAM UNDER PRESSURE, USUALLY OPERATED AT 15 PSI AND 121 DEGREES C
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BISPHENOL
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A GROUP OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMICALS COMPOSED OF TWO PHENOLIC GROUPS; INCLUDES TRICLOSAN
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HOT-AIR STERILIZATION
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STERILIZATION BY THE USE OF AN OVEN AT 170 DEGREES C FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS
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USE-DILUTION TEST
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A METHOD OF DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A DISINFECTANT USING SERIAL DILUTIONS
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STERILIZATION
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THE REMOVAL OF ALL MICROORGANISMS, INCLUDING ENDOSPORES
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SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
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ANY COMPOUND THAT DECREASES THE TENSION BETWEEN MOLECULES LYING ON THE SURFACE OF A LIQUID; ALSO CALLED A SURFACTANT
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DISK-DIFFUSION METHOD
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AN AGAR-DIFFUSION TEST USED TO DETERMINE MICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TO CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS; ALSO CALLED THE KIRBY-BAUER TEST
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PHENOL
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ALSO CALLED CARBOLIC ACID
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SANITIZATION
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THE REMOVAL OF MICROBES FROM EATING UTENSILS AND FOOD PREPARATION AREAS
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MICROWAVE
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ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION WITH WAVELENGTH BETWEEN 1021 AND 1023m.
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DISINFECTION
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ANY TREATMENT USED ON INANIMATE OBJECTS TO KILL OR INHIBIT THE GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS; A CHEMICAL USED IS CALLED AN DISINFECTANT
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NITROSAMINE
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A CARCINOGEN FORMED BY THE COMBINATION OF NITRITE AND AMINO ACIDS
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OLIGODYNAMIC ACTION
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THE ABILITY OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF A HEAVY METAL COMPOUND TO EXERT ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY
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ASEPTIC SURGERY
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TECHNIQUES USED IN SURGERY TO PREVENT MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION OF THE PATIENT
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TINCTURE
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A SOLUTION IN AQUEOUS ALCOHOL
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ALCOHOL
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AN ORGANIC MOLECULE WITH THE FUNCTIONAL GROUP --OH
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THERMAL DEATH POINT (TDP)
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THE TEMPERATURE REQUIRED TO KILL ALL THE BACTERIA IN A LIQUID CULTURE IN 10 MINUTES
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ASEPSIS
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THE ABSENCE OF CONTAMINATION BY UNWANTED ORGANISMS
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MEMBRANE FILTER
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A SCREENLIKE MATERIAL WITH PORES SMALL ENOUGH TO RETAIN MICROORGANISMS; A 0.45mm FILTER RETAINS MOST BACTERIA
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BIOCIDE
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A SUBSTANCE CAPABLE OF KILLING MICROORGANISMS
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DEGERMING
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THE REMOVAL OF MICROORGANISMS IN AN AREA; ALSO CALLED DEGERMATION
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BIGUANIDE
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A GROUP OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMICALS, INCLUDING CHLORHEXIDINE ESPECIALLY USEFUL ON SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES
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NON-IONIZING RADIATION
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SHORT-WAVELENGTH RADIATION THAT DOES NOT CAUSE IONIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET (UV) RADIATION IS AN EXAMPLE
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SEPSIS
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A TOXIC CONDITION RESULTING FROM THE GROWTH AND SPREAD OF BACTERIA IN BLOOD AND TISSUE
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ULTRA-HIGH-TEMPERATURE (UHT) TREATMENT
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A METHOD OF TREATING FOODS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES (140-150 DEGREES C)FOR VERY SHORT TIMES TO MAKE THE FOODS STERILE SO THAT IS CAN BE STORED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
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QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND (QUAT)
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A CATIONIC DETERGENT WITH FOUR ORGANIC GROUPS ATTACHED TO A CENTRAL NITROGEN ATOM; USED AS A DISINFECTANT
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PEROXYGEN
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A CLASS OF OXIDIZING-TYPE STERILIZING DISINFECTANTS
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