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| A suffix meaning to inhibit |
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| Destroying or removing all forms of microbial life |
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| The absence of pathogens on an object or area |
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| The reduction of microbial populations to a safe public health level |
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| The chemical disinfection of living tissue, such as skin or a mucous membrane |
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| The removal or transient microbes from skin by mechanical cleansing or by an antiseptic |
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| Heat sufficient only to kill endospores of the botulism bacterium |
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| The lowest temperature required to kill a liquid culture of a certain species of bacteria in 10 minutes. |
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| The time in minutes requred to kill 90% of a bacterial population. |
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| Mild heating to destroy particular spoliage organisms or disease organisms in milk or similar products |
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| A test for the effectiveness of a chemical disinfectant |
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| The absence of water, resulting in a condition of dryness |
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| a gaseous chemosterilizer |
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| Quaternary ammonium compound |
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| An effective liquid sporicide |
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| A bacteriocin classified as an antibiotic |
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| Pimaricin; An antibiotic antifungal |
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| A bisphenol found in many household products |
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| Added to chlorine to form chloramines |
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| An antibacterial effect of ultraviolet radiation on DNA |
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| Formaldehyde in an aqueous solution |
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| An example would be iodine in an aqueous-alcohol solution |
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| For example, povidone-iodine solution |
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| Sodium dischloroisocyanurate |
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| Chlorine in tablet form issued as a water purifier by the U.S. military |
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| Name of test that determines if milk has been properly pasteurized |
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| Used as an antiseptic in certain mouthwashes |
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| Used in many water treatment plants as a disinfectant; produced by electrical discharges at the site. |
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| Benzoic acid (Sodium benzoate) |
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| Antifungal organic compound used in foods |
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| Ingredient in antidandruff shampoo |
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Ultraviolet is an expample of radiation
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| What sunlight owes its biocidal activity to |
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| X Rays, gamma rays, and high-energy electrons |
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| A less irritation form of formaldehyde |
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| How steam underpressure may be reached. |
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| Supercritical Carbon dioxide |
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| Used for decontaminating foods and medical implants |
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| The group of organisms that is more resistant to osmotic pressure than bacteria |
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