dry-heat sterilization
1Dry heat sterilization — See also: Sterilization (microbiology) Dry heat sterilization of an article is one of the earliest forms of sterilization practiced. Dry heat, as the name indicates, utilizes hot air that is either free from water vapour, or has very little of it …
2Sterilization (microbiology) — Sterilization (or sterilisation, see spelling differences) refers to any process that effectively kills or eliminates transmissible agents (such as fungi, bacteria, viruses, spore forms, etc.) from a surface, equipment, article of food or… …
3sterilization — 1. The act or process by which an individual is rendered incapable of fertilization or reproduction, as by vasectomy, partial salpingectomy, or castration. 2. The destruction of all microorganisms in or about an object, as by steam (flowing or… …
4Infection control — is the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial or healthcare associated infection, a practical (rather than academic) sub discipline of epidemiology. It is an essential, though often under recognized and under supported, part of the… …
5Panspermia — (Greek: πανσπερμία from πᾶς/πᾶν (pas/pan) all and σπέρμα (sperma) seed ) is the hypothesis that life exists throughout the Universe, distributed by meteoroids, asteroids and planetoids.[1] Panspermia proposes tha …
6Hot air oven — Hot air ovens are electrical devices used in sterilization.The oven utilizes dry heat to sterilize articles. Generally, they can be operated between 50 deg. C to 250/300 deg. There is a thermostat controlling the temperature. These are digitally… …
7plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… …
8antimicrobial agent — ▪ pharmacology Introduction any of a large variety of chemical compounds and physical agents that are used to destroy microorganisms or to prevent their development. Antiseptics (antiseptic) and germicides. The term antiseptic refers… …
9Solar thermal energy — Solar thermal system for water heating in Santorini, Greece …
10Nosocomial infection — Classification and external resources Contaminated surfaces increase cross transmission ICD 10 Y …
