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Disinfectant

Disinfectant

An agent that disinfects, applied particularly to agents used on inanimate objects.

Compare: antiseptic. An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease.An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease.Preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms.Chemicals that are used to sterilise an area.


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... Adding these equations together describes the overall reaction as: 5 ClO2- + 4 H+ ---> 4 ClO2 + 2 H2O + Cl- It seems to be a well known water disinfectant: http://www.water.siemens.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Product_Lines/Wallace_and_Tiernan_Products/Brochures/WT.085.272.002.IE.AN.0409.pdf ...

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by HarrisonBergeron1
Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:35 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Breaking Down Hydro-Silica Gels Within the Body
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... interested in reason. He/she/it has been banned from other forums and is infecting this forum because there seems to be no moderators to apply a disinfectant. There is no hope for a rational discussion here. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME. IF YOU DON'T FEED IT, IT WILL GO AWAY. JUST DON'T POST REPLIES. ...

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by alextemplet
Tue Jun 09, 2009 4:08 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:40 am
 
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Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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Common Household Chemicals - Dangerous Mixtures

... violently, presenting a splash hazard. Acids and bases are caustic and may cause chemical burns. 3,Certain Disinfectants with Detegents Don't mix disinfectants with 'quaternary ammonia' listed as an ingedient with a detergent. The effectiveness of the disinfectant may be neutralized. Chlorine ...

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by sunnye
Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:57 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Common Household Chemicals - Dangerous Mixtures
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Denatured alcohol

... to nothing (or if you spray the laminar flow hood / fume cupboard, there's no exposure). But that aside, denatured alcohol should be as good a disinfectant than 100% ethanol. Actually, now I think I'll ask about this in our next department meeting, because disinfection is the main reason I ...

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by biohazard
Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:02 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Denatured alcohol
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