Oxide,Ethylene
《英文msh詞典》Oxide,Ethylene
[入口詞] Oxide,Ethylene
[主題詞] Ethylene Oxide
[藥動學] Disinfectants
[英文釋義] A colorless and flammable gas at room temperature and pressure. Ethylene oxide is a bactericidal,fungicidal,and sporicidal disinfectant. It is effective against most micro-organisms,including viruses. It is used as a fumigant for foodstuffs and textiles and as an agent for the gaseous sterilization of heat-labile pharmaceutical and surgical materials. (From Reynolds,Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia,30th ed,p794)