clean room
Dust-free manufacturing space
A clean room is a controlled environment where airborne particles, dust, and contaminants are minimized through filtration and strict protocols.
Used in semiconductor manufacturing, pharmaceutical production, and aerospace assembly where microscopic contamination could ruin products: Workers entering the clean room must wear full protective suits.
Also written cleanroom.
Strict air filtration standard
- laminar flowSmooth, parallel fluid motion
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
- gowningPutting on a robe
- positive pressureForce exceeding surrounding atmosphere
antistatic · environmental monitoring · pass-through · sticky mat · anteroom
Applied biological engineering
- pharmaceuticalsManufactured therapeutic substances
- microbiologyStudy of microscopic life
- asepticFree from pathogens
- biosafetyProtection from biological hazards
clinical trials · cell culture · tissue culture · GMP · gene therapy · biologics · isolator · virology
Partial electrical conductor
- waferThin crisp disk
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- microelectronicsTiny circuit component engineering
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
integrated circuits · photolithography · photonics · nanotechnology · microfabrication · yield · die · etching
Minute airborne solids or droplets
- dust-freeFree of fine particles
- particlesMinute pieces of matter
- airborneTraveling through air
- microbialOf microscopic organisms
ESD · electrostatic · outgassing · cross-contamination · viable · pyrogen · endotoxin · residue
HEPA
Strict air filtration standard
- laminar flowSmooth, parallel fluid motion
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
- gowningPutting on a robe
positive pressure · antistatic · environmental monitoring · pass-through · sticky mat · anteroom
biotech
Applied biological engineering
- pharmaceuticalsManufactured therapeutic substances
- microbiologyStudy of microscopic life
- asepticFree from pathogens
biosafety · clinical trials · cell culture · tissue culture · GMP · gene therapy · biologics · isolator · virology · immunology
semiconductor
Partial electrical conductor
- waferThin crisp disk
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- microelectronicsTiny circuit component engineering
fabrication · integrated circuits · photolithography · photonics · nanotechnology · microfabrication · yield · die · etching · deposition
particulates
Minute airborne solids or droplets
microbial · ESD · electrostatic · outgassing · cross-contamination · viable · pyrogen · endotoxin · residue · foreign matter
bunny suit
Full-body protective garment
gloves · face mask · goggles · hairnet · smock · shoe covers · lint-free · disposable · donning · doffing
- test facilitiestest track, proving ground, test chamber, test bench, test bed
- cleanlinesscleanliness, dirty, neatness, wash up, filthy
- labslab, laboratory, beakers, test tubes, microscope
- industrial sitesfactory floor, oil refinery, factories, petrochemical plants, plants
- roomskitchen, basement, attic, closet, hallway
- safety measureshandwashing, backup plan, fire prevention, fire drills, escape route
clean roomhazmat zone
Contaminated area requiring protection
construction site · machine shop · woodworking shop · foundry · coal mine
clean roomnatural environment
Unmanipulated surroundings of organisms
open air · garage · barn · shed · wilderness