antiseptic wipes

Germ-killing towelettes

Antiseptic wipes are pre-moistened disposable cloths saturated with a germ-killing solution, used to clean hands, surfaces, or wounds.

They're ubiquitous in hospitals, restaurants, and purses: She grabbed an antiseptic wipe to clean the shopping cart handle.

Distinguished from baby wipes or cleaning wipes by their disinfecting properties.

Related

sterile · clean · hospital · hospital smell · antibacterial · germs · cotton · package · travel size · sting · first aid kit · wound · minor cuts · cut · scrape · nurse · clinic · medical

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Opposites
cleanliness/contamination

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Wet soil mixture

sewage · garbage · petri dish · bacterial cultures · unwashed hands

germ-killing function

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Pre-moistened infant cleaning cloths

microbial effect

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Laboratory microorganism cultivation vessels

biohazardous waste

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G