glutaraldehyde /glu·ta·ral·de·hyde/ (gloo″tah-ral´dĕ-hīd) a disinfectant used in aqueous solution for sterilization of non-heat–resistant equipment; also used as a tissue fixative for light and electron microscopy.
glutaraldehyde
glutaraldehyde [gloo″tah-ral´dĕ-hīd]
glutaraldehyde (gloo´t
ral´dhīd),
glutaraldehyde
[glo̅o̅′täral′dəhīd]
a histologic fixative and sterilant for medical instruments.
glutaraldehyde [gloo″tah-ral´dĕ-hīd]
a disinfectant used in aqueous solution for sterilization of heat-sensitive equipment and instruments; it is a broad-spectrum microbicide effective against all vegetative bacteria, fungi, and viruses, is sporicidal, and may be used as a liquid sterilant with an extended exposure time. It is also used as a tissue fixative for light and electron microscopy.
glutaraldehyde (gloo´t
ral´dhīd),n a germicidal agent used for the disinfection and sterilization of instruments or equipment that cannot be heat sterilized. An effective agent used in solution for “cold” sterilization.
glutaraldehyde
a disinfectant used in aqueous solution for sterilization of non-heat-resistant equipment; also used topically as an anhidrotic and as a tissue fixative for light and electron microscopy.
glutaraldehyde coagulation test
a test used for the detection of hypogammaglobulinemia in calves.
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