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Chemicals used to achieve sterilization are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Which chemicals are safe on living skin?Read the answer and worked solution →Applying an antiseptic is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Which device sterilises using pressurised steam?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Chemicals used to achieve sterilization are called:

  1. Sterilants
  2. Stabilants
  3. Stimulants
  4. Sedatives
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Correct answer: A. Sterilants

1. Sterilization can be physical or chemical. 2. The chemical agents have their own name. 3. Chemicals that can be used to achieve sterilization are called sterilants. 4. So the answer is sterilants. _Source: OpenStax 'Microbiology', Ch 13 'Control of Microbial Growth'_

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Which chemicals are safe on living skin?

  1. Antitoxins
  2. Antiseptics
  3. Anaesthetics
  4. Antibodies
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Correct answer: B. Antiseptics

1. Disinfectants are for surfaces, not tissue. 2. A different class is safe on the body. 3. Unlike disinfectants, antiseptics are antimicrobial chemicals safe for use on living skin or tissues. 4. So the answer is antiseptics. _Source: OpenStax 'Microbiology', Ch 13 'Control of Microbial Growth'_

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Applying an antiseptic is called:

  1. Antitoxis
  2. Antigenesis
  3. Antisepsis
  4. Antibiosis
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Correct answer: C. Antisepsis

1. The agent is the antiseptic. 2. The act of using it has its own term. 3. The process of applying an antiseptic is called antisepsis. 4. So the answer is antisepsis. _Source: OpenStax 'Microbiology', Ch 13 'Control of Microbial Growth'_

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