Disinfectants

• Disinfectants are substances used on inanimate objects that destroy harmful microorganisms or inhibit their activity.
• Disinfectants are classed as complete, destroying SPORES as well as vegetative forms of microorganisms, or incomplete, destroying only vegetative forms of the organisms.
• They are distinguished from ANTISEPTICS, which are local anti-infective agents used on humans and other animals.

List of disinfectants

• acriflavinium chloride
• acriflavinium monochloride
• aminoacridine hydrochloride
• ethacridine lactate
• proflavine hemisulfate
• alcohol - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
• dodecyl gallate
• ethyl gallate
• octil gallate
• propyl gallate
• ambazone
• aminoquinuride hydrochloride
• amylmetacresol
• ascorbyl palmitate
• benzalkonium chloride
• benzethonium chloride
• benzoic acid - a white crystalline solid occurring in many resins
• sodium benzoate - a white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and antiseptic
• benzododecinium bromide
• benzododecinium chloride
• benzoxiquine
• benzoxonium chloride
• benzyl alcohol
• biclotymol
• brilliant green
• bromchlorophen
• dibromsalan
• metabromsalan
• tribromsalan
• bronopol
• butylated hydroxyanisole
• butylated hydroxytoluene
• cadexomer iodine
• calcium peroxide
• carbaethopendecinium bromide
• cetalkonium chloride
• cethexonium bromide
• cetrimide - a cationic detergent that is a powerful disinfectant
• cetrimonium bromide
• cetrimonium chloride
• cetylpyridinium chloride
• chlorhexidine - a long lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery
• chlorhexidine acetate
• chlorhexidine gluconate
• chlorhexidine hydrochloride
• chlorinated lime - a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect
• chlorine - a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
• chlorine dioxide - an explosive gas (clo2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification
• chloroacetamide
• chlorobutanol
• chlorocarvacrol
• chlorocresol
• chlorothymol
• chloroxylenol
• cicliomenol
• cinnamic acid
• cloponone
• clorophene
• cresol - any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant
• decamethoxine
• dehydroacetic acid
• sodium dehydroacetate
• dequalinium chloride
• diacetylaminoazotoluene
• dibrompropamidine isetionate
• dichlordimethylhydantoin
• dichlorobenzyl alcohol
• dichloroxylenol
• didecyldimethylammonium chloride
• 6 dihydroxy 2
• 5 dioxahexane
• dioctyldimethylammonium chloride
• dodeclonium bromide
• domiphen bromide
• ethoxyquin
• ethylene oxide
• ethylhexanal
• ethylhexylglycerin
• formaldehyde - a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol
• formaldehyde solution
• glucoprotamine
• glutaral
• glyoxal
• halazone
• hexachlorophene - antibacterial substance that is a water soluble powder used in antiseptic soaps and toothpaste
• hexamidine isetionate
• hexetidine
• hexylresorcinol
• hydrargaphen
• hydrogen peroxide - a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used as a disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels
• hydrogen peroxide solution
• 3 per cent
• hydrogen peroxide solution
• 6 per cent
• hydrogen peroxide solution
• 27 per cent
• hydrogen peroxide solution
• 30 per cent
• benzyl hydroxybenzoate
• butyl hydroxybenzoate
• ethyl hydroxybenzoate
• methyl hydroxybenzoate
• propyl hydroxybenzoate
• sodium butyl hydroxybenzoate
• sodium ethyl hydroxybenzoate
• sodium methyl hydroxybenzoate
• sodium propyl hydroxybenzoate
• imidurea
• iodoform - a yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing; sweet smelling yellow solid haloform chi3
• isopropyl alcohol - alcohol used as antifreeze or a solvent
• methylchloroisothiazolinone
• methylisothiazolinone
• magenta   adj. Of deep purplish red;  a battle in 1859 in which the french and sardinian forces under napoleon iii defeated the austrians under francis joseph I; a dark purple red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of magenta
• magnesium peroxide
• malachite green
• mecetronium etilsulfate
• merbromin
• mercurobutol
• metalkonium chloride
• methylated spirits
• methylbenzethonium chloride
• methylrosanilinium chloride
• miramistin
• miripirium chloride
• miristalkonium chloride
• monothioglycerol
• myralact
• nitromersol
• nordihydroguaiaretic acid
• noxytiolin
• octafonium chloride
• octenidine hydrochloride
• octyldecyldimethylammonium chloride
• orthophenylphenol
• oxychlorosene
• oxychlorosene sodium
• oxymethurea
• parachlorophenol
• paraformaldehyde
• peracetic acid
• phenethyl alcohol
• phenol - any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups; a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
• phenoxyethanol
• phenoxyisopropanol
• phenylmercuric acetate
• phenylmercuric borate
• phenylmercuric nitrate
• picloxydine dihydrochloride
• polihexanide
• polynoxylin
• potassium nitrate - (kno3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
• potassium permanganate - a poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic
• povidone iodine
• propamidine isetionate
• propiolactone
• propyl alcohol - a clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic
• ritiometan
• scarlet red
• sodium azide
• sodium diacetate
• sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate
• sodium hypochlorite - an unstable salt (naocl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant
• sodium nitrate - (nano3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
• sodium perborate monohydrate
• sodium perborate
• sodium percarbonate
• sorbic acid - a white crystalline carboxylic acid used as a preservative
• potassium sorbate
• potassium bisulfite
• potassium metabisulfite
• sodium bisulfite
• sodium metabisulfite
• sodium sulfite
• sulfur dioxide - a colorless toxic gas (so2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain
• tar acids
• tertiary butylhydroquinone
• tetrabromocr esol
• tetraglycine hydroperiodide
• thiomersal
• thymol - a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic
• tosylchloramide sodium
• triclocarban
• triclosan
• troclosene
• troclosene potassium
• troclosene sodium
• undebenzophene
• urea hydrogen peroxide
• zinc peroxide