Flashcards: Antiseptics

8-Hydroxyquinoline is an organic compound with the formula C9H7NO.

Cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB) is a organic compound derived from coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine.

Phenol, also known as carbolic acid, is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula C6H5OH.

Chlorhexidine is an antibacterial used as an antiseptic and for other applications.

Strontium peroxide is an inorganic compound with the formula SrO2 that exists in both anhydrous and octahydrate form, both of which are white solids.

Isopropyl alcohol (IUPAC name propan-2-ol), also called isopropanol or dimethyl carbinol, is a compound with the chemical formula C3H8O or C3H7OH or CH3CHOHCH3 (sometimes represented as i-PrOH).

Chlorquinaldol is an antimicrobial agent.

Potassium hypochlorite (chemical formula KClO) is the potassium salt of hypochlorous acid.

Silver iodide is an inorganic compound with the formula AgI.

Potassium permanganate is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula KMnO4.

Antiseptic(s) (from Greek ἀντί anti, "against" and σηπτικός sēptikos, "putrefactive") are antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction.

Octenidine dihydrochloride is a cationic surfactant, with a bolaamphiphile structure, derived from pyridine, active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

Calcium iodates are inorganic compound composed of calcium and iodate anion.

Hexylresorcinol is an organic compound with local anaesthetic, antiseptic and anthelmintic properties.

Sodium hypochlorite is a chemical compound with the formula NaOCl.

Ethylene oxide, properly called oxirane by IUPAC, is the organic compound with the formula C2H4O.

Calcium hypochlorite is an inorganic compound with formula Ca(ClO)2.

Benzalkonium chloride, also known as BZK, BKC, BAC, alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride and ADBAC, is a type of cationic surfactant.

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Iodoform is the organoiodine compound with the formula CHI3.

Azelaic acid is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)7(CO2H)2.

Ambazone is an oral antiseptic.

Nepetalactone is an organic compound, first isolated from the plant catnip (Nepeta cataria), which acts as a cat attractant.

Sodium perborate (PBS) is a white, odorless, water-soluble chemical compound with the chemical formula NaBO3.

Didecyldimethylammonium chloride is an antiseptic/disinfectant that is used in many biocidal applications.

Merbromin (marketed as Mercurochrome, Merbromine, Sodium mercurescein, Asceptichrome, Supercrome, Brocasept and Cinfacromin) is a topical antiseptic used for minor cuts and scrapes.

Hexetidine (Latin: Hexetidinum) is an anti-bacterial and anti-fungal agent commonly used in both veterinary and human medicine.

Auramine O is a diarylmethane dye used as a fluorescent stain.

Povidone-iodine (PVP-I), brand name Wokadine, Pyodine, and Betadine is a stable chemical complex of polyvinylpyrrolidone (povidone, PVP) and elemental iodine.

Boric acid, also called hydrogen borate, boracic acid, orthoboric acid and acidum boricum, is a weak, monobasic Lewis acid of boron often used as an antiseptic, insecticide, flame retardant, neutron absorber, or precursor to other chemical compounds.

Sodium percarbonate is a chemical, an adduct of sodium carbonate and hydrogen peroxide (a perhydrate), with formula 2 Na2CO3·3 H2O2.

Sodium benzoate is a substance which has the chemical formula NaC7H5O2.

Nitrofural (INN, trade name Furacin) is a bactericidal compound used as an antibiotic most commonly in the form of ointments.

Brilliant Green is one of the triarylmethane dyes.

Lapyrium is a cationic surfactant that is used in personal care products as a biocide and antistatic agent.

Policresulen is a topical haemostatic and antiseptic.

Calamine is either a mixture of zinc oxide (ZnO) with about 0.

Acridine yellow, also known as acridine yellow G, acridine yellow H107, basic yellow K, and 3,6-diamino-2,7-dimethylacridine, is a yellow dye with strong bluish-green fluorescence.

Propamidine is an antiseptic and disinfectant.

Cetalkonium chloride (CKC) is a quaternary ammonium compound of the alkyl-benzyldimethylammonium chloride family, the alkyl group having a chain length of C16 (16 carbons).

p-Chlorocresol (p-chloro-m-cresol; PCMC; brand name: Preventol CMK) is a chlorinated phenol which is used as an antiseptic and preservative.

Benzoxonium chloride is an antiseptic/disinfectant.

Phenylmercuric borate is a topical antiseptic and disinfectant that is soluble in water, ethanol and glycerol.

Fenticlor (also spelled fentichlor) is an antibacterial and antifungal agent for topical use.

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Zinc oxide is an inorganic compound with the formula ZnO.

Dr Alexander Gunn through his early association with Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh was one of the first doctors to champion the use antiseptic surgery

Hexamidine is an antiseptic and disinfectant.

Camphoric acid, C10H16O4 or in Latin form Acidum camphoricum, is a white crystallisable substance obtained from the oxidation of camphor, it exists in three optically different forms; dextrorotatory one is obtained by the oxidation of dextrorotatory camphor and used in pharmaceuticals.

Cetrimonium chloride, or cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC), is a topical antiseptic and surfactant.

Amylmetacresol (AMC) is an antiseptic used to treat infections of the mouth and throat.

Hydrogen peroxide - urea is a solid composed of equal amounts of hydrogen peroxide and urea.

Cetrimonium bromide [(C16H33)N(CH3)3Br; cetyltrimethylammonium bromide; hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide; CTAB] is a quaternary ammonium surfactant.

Phenoxyethanol is a germicidal and germistatic glycol ether, phenol ether, and aromatic alcohol often used together with quaternary ammonium compounds.

Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) is a cationic quaternary ammonium compound used in some types of mouthwashes, toothpastes, lozenges, throat sprays, breath sprays, and nasal sprays.

2-Phenylphenol, or o-phenylphenol, is an organic compound that consists of two linked benzene rings and a phenolic hydroxyl group.

Picloxydine (trade name Vitabact) is a bisbiguanide antiseptic used in eye drops.

Silver nitrate is an inorganic compound with chemical formula AgNO3.

Acriflavine is a topical antiseptic.

Creosol is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C8H10O2.

Benzododecinium bromide (systematic name dimethyldodecylbenzylammonium bromide) is a quaternary ammonium compound used as antiseptic and disinfectant (phenol coefficient is 20-30).

Bibrocathol (INN, trade names Noviform and Posiformin) is the substance 4,5,6,7-Tetrabrom-1,3,2-benzodioxabismol-2-ol.

Nitromersol (metaphen) is a mercury-containing organic compound that is primarily used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.

Biclotymol is a phenolic antiseptic that is used for mouth and throat infections.

ortho-Cresol, also 2-methylphenol, is an organic compound with the formula CH3C6H4(OH).

Proflavine (pron. pro-fla¢vin), also called proflavin and diaminoacridine and bate na bina, is an acriflavine derivative, a disinfectant bacteriostatic against many gram-positive bacteria.

Tosylchloramide or N-chloro tosylamide, sodium salt, sold as chloramine-T, is a N-chlorinated and N-deprotonated sulfonamide used as a biocide and a mild disinfectant.

Silver sulfadiazine, sold under the brand Silvadene among others, is a topical antibiotic used in partial thickness and full thickness burns to prevent infection.

Benzethonium chloride, also known as hyamine is a synthetic quaternary ammonium salt.

Dyclonine (Dyclocaine) is an oral anaesthetic that is the active ingredient of Sucrets, an over the counter throat lozenge.

Hexachlorophene, also known as Nabac, is an organochlorine compound that was once widely used as a disinfectant.

Ethacridine lactate (ethacridine monolactate monohydrate, acrinol, trade name Rivanol) is an aromatic organic compound based on acridine.

Chloroxylenol (4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol) is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial chemical compound used to control bacteria, algae, fungi and virus.

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (CAHS) is a synthetic amphoteric surfactant from the hydroxysultaine group.

Dibrompropamidine is an antiseptic and disinfectant.

Anacardic acids are phenolic lipids, chemical compounds found in the shell of the cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale).

Carbethopendecinium bromide is a quaternary ammonium compound used as antiseptic and disinfectant.

Dequalinium is a quaternary ammonium cation commonly available as the dichloride salt.