Chapter 9

2. chemical dissolved in alcohol
7. steam under pressure sterilization method
8. method used to sterilize heat-sensitive solution containing proteins
12. chemical agents that kill microorganisms
14. heat applied to liquids to kill potential agents of infection and spoilage, retaining flavor
16. any practice that prevents the entry of infectious agents into sterile tissues and thus prevents infection
19. agent capable of destroying endospores
20. process that destroys or removes all viable microorganisms and endospores
22. radiation that can cause the formation of thymine dimers
23. reduces the number microbes on the human skin
24. chemical that can kill fungal spores and yeasts

1. the lowest temperature required to kill all microbes in a sample in 10 minutes
3. chemical that destroys bacteria
4. resistant bacterial survival structure
5. agents that inhibit microbial growth
6. highly penetrating radiation type
9. chemical known to inactivate viruses especially on living tissue
10. the growth of microorganisms in the blood and other tissues
11. physical process or a chemical agent to destroy vegetative pathogens but not bacterial endospores
13. agents that typically killing agents
15. chemical dissolved in water
17. dry heat method reducing materials to ash
18. shortest length of time required to kill all test microbes at a specified temperature
21. combination freezing and drying preservation method