19 Glossary
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19 Glossary
A
Actual temperature
Effective temperature
B
Benchtop sterilizer
Steam sterilizer to be placed on a table
C
Chamber
That part of the sterilizing chamber designated to
receive the sterilizing articles
Chamber temperature
Temperature in the sterilizing chamber
Compensating time
Time period until all sterilizing articles have reached the
chamber temperature
Condensate
Water vapour, which has precipitated onto a surface
and liquefied
To configure programs
To change permanently
Control system
Electronic unit controlling program execution
Cycle
Sequence of sterilization phases
D
Deaeration time
Time period until air has been removed from the sterilizer
Disinfection Destruction
of disease-causing agents
Distilled water
Water free of minerals and salts
Drying time
Time needed for drying
F
Feed water
Deionized water in the sterilizing chamber which is
heated to provide the sterilizing steam
FRPV Fractionated
prevacuum
Fully deionized water
Water from which all minerals and salts have been
removed by ion exchange (anions for OH
-
, cations for
H
+
) or reverse osmosis; not the same as softened water
I
Infectious Catching
