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15 Cards in this Set
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Bactericide |
Chemical therapy that destroys bacteria |
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Fungicide |
Chemical that can kill fungal spores |
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Virucide |
Chemical known to inactivate viruses |
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Sporicide |
Agent capable of destroying bacterial endospores |
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Germicide/microbiocide |
Chemical agents that kill microorganisms |
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Bacteria-static |
Chemical agents that prevent the growth of bacteria on tissues |
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Fungistatic |
Chemicals that inhibit fungal growth |
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Microbicidal |
Elevated temperatures |
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Microbistatic |
Lower temperatures |
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Filtration |
Effective method to remove microbes from air and liquid |
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Thermal death time |
Shortest length of time required to kill all test microbes at a specific temperature |
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Thermal death point |
The lowest temperature required to kill all microbes in a sample in 10 minutes |
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Aqueous solutions |
Chemicals dissolved in pure water as the solvent |
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Tinctures |
Chemicals dissolved in pure alcohol or water alcohol mixtures |
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Superinfection |
Microbes that were once small in number overgrow when normal resident biota are destroyed by broad spectrum anti microbials |
