Across
- 5. mechanically removes microorganisms
- 6. chemical dissolved in pure water as the solvent
- 10. chemical agent that kill microorganisms
- 11. destroy vegetative pathogens but not bacterial endospores
- 13. direct exposure to such intense heat ignites the reduces microbes
- 14. chemicals dissolved in pure alcohol or alcohol water
Down
- 1. chemical that destroys bacteria except endospores
- 2. practice to prevent infection in sterile tissue
- 3. a combination of freezing and drying
- 4. destroys or removes all viable microorganisms
- 7. agent capable of destroying bacterial endospores
- 8. chemical known to inactivate viruses specifically on living tissue
- 9. the growth of microorganisms in the blood
- 11. vegetative cells directly exposed to normal room temperature
- 12. chemical that can kill fungal spores and yeast