PHARM MED ORG: Colorless, flammable gas that liquefies at 12˚C.

Used to sterilize temperature-sensitive medical equipments
that cannot be heat sterilized in autoclave

Diffuses readily through porous materials and very effective
destroys all forms of microorganism at ambient temp.

Question

Colorless, flammable gas that liquefies at 12˚C.

Used to sterilize temperature-sensitive medical equipments
that cannot be heat sterilized in autoclave

Diffuses readily through porous materials and very effective
destroys all forms of microorganism at ambient temp.

Dwight Obillos · Accepted Answer

Ethylene Oxide

Colorless, flammable gas that liquefies at 12˚C. Used to sterilize temperature-sensitive medical equipments that cannot be heat sterilized in autoclave Diffuses readily through porous materials and very effective destroys all forms of microorganism at ambient temp.