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Oligodynamic effect

Index Oligodynamic effect

The oligodynamic effect (from Greek oligos "few", and dynamis "force") is a biocidal effect of metals, especially heavy metals, that occurs even in low concentrations. [1]

73 relations: Acaricide, Algaecide, Aluminium acetate, Aluminium chlorohydrate, Aluminium zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly, Amalgam (dentistry), Amine, Anthelmintic, Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial properties of copper, Astringent, Bacteriostatic agent, Biocide, Bismuth subgallate, Boric acid, Brass, Burow's solution, Calomel, Carl Nägeli, Catheter, Copper sulfate, Disinfectant, Door handle, Ethylmercury, Fentin acetate, Fungicide, Greek language, Heavy metals, Herbicide, Household silver, Inlays and onlays, Insecticide, Lead hydrogen arsenate, Lime (material), Malaria, Medical uses of silver, Merbromin, Metallothionein, Methylmercury, Mildew, Neonatal conjunctivitis, Nephrotoxicity, Nitromersol, Pesticide, Phenylmercuric borate, Phenylmercury acetate, Placenta, Plague (disease), Plasmid, Prenatal development, ..., Rodenticide, Schistosomiasis, Sheep dip, Silver chloride, Silver iodide, Silver nitrate, Silver oxide, Silver sulfadiazine, Silver sulfide, Sunscreen, Syphilis, Tetrabutyltin, Thallium(I) sulfate, Thiol, Thiomersal, Triphenyltin hydroxide, Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wood preservation, Zinc chloride, Zinc iodide, Zinc oxide, Zinc pyrithione, Zinc sulfate. Expand index (23 more) »

Acaricide

Acaricides are pesticides that kill members of the arachnid subclass Acari, which includes ticks and mites.

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Algaecide

Algaecide or algicide is a biocide used for killing and preventing the growth of algae.

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Aluminium acetate

Aluminium acetate or aluminium ethanoate (also "aluminum ~"), sometimes abbreviated AlAc in geochemistry, can refer to a number of different salts of aluminum with acetic acid.

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Aluminium chlorohydrate

Aluminium chlorohydrate is a group of specific aluminium salts having the general formula AlnCl(3n-m)(OH)m.

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Aluminium zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly

Aluminium zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly is the INCI name for a preparation used as an antiperspirant in many deodorant products.

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Amalgam (dentistry)

Dental amalgam is a liquid mercury and metal alloy mixture used in dentistry to fill cavities caused by tooth decay.

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Amine

In organic chemistry, amines are compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair.

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Anthelmintic

Anthelmintics or antihelminthics are a group of antiparasitic drugs that expel parasitic worms (helminths) and other internal parasites from the body by either stunning or killing them and without causing significant damage to the host.

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Anti-inflammatory

Anti-inflammatory, or antiinflammatory, refers to the property of a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation or swelling.

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Antimicrobial properties of copper

Copper and its alloys (brasses, bronzes, cupronickel, copper-nickel-zinc, and others) are natural antimicrobial materials.

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Astringent

An astringent (sometimes called adstringent) is a chemical that shrinks or constricts body tissues.

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Bacteriostatic agent

A bacteriostatic agent or bacteriostat, abbreviated Bstatic, is a biological or chemical agent that stops bacteria from reproducing, while not necessarily killing them otherwise.

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Biocide

A biocide is defined in the European legislation as a chemical substance or microorganism intended to destroy, deter, render harmless, or exert a controlling effect on any harmful organism by chemical or biological means.

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Bismuth subgallate

Bismuth subgallate, with a chemical formula C7H5BiO6, is commonly used to treat malodor by deodorizing flatulence and stools.

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Boric acid

Boric acid, also called hydrogen borate, boracic acid, orthoboric acid and acidum boricum, is a weak, monobasic Lewis acid of boron, which is often used as an antiseptic, insecticide, flame retardant, neutron absorber, or precursor to other chemical compounds.

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Brass

Brass is a metallic alloy that is made of copper and zinc.

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Burow's solution

Burow's solution is an aqueous solution of aluminium triacetate.

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Calomel

Calomel is a mercury chloride mineral with formula (Hg2)2+Cl2 (see mercury(I) chloride).

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Carl Nägeli

Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli (26 or 27 March 1817 – 10 May 1891) was a Swiss botanist.

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Catheter

In medicine, a catheter is a thin tube made from medical grade materials serving a broad range of functions.

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Copper sulfate

Copper sulfate may refer to.

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Disinfectant

Disinfectants are antimicrobial agents that are applied to the surface of non-living objects to destroy microorganisms that are living on the objects.

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Door handle

A door handle is an attached object or mechanism used to manually open or close a door.

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Ethylmercury

Ethylmercury (sometimes ethyl mercury) is a cation composed of an organic CH3CH2- species (an ethyl group) bound to a mercury(II) centre, making it a type of organometallic cation, and giving it a chemical formula is C2H5Hg+.

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Fentin acetate

Fentin acetate is an organotin compound with the formula (C6H5)3SnO2CCH3.

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Fungicide

Fungicides are biocidal chemical compounds or biological organisms used to kill parasitic fungi or their spores.

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Greek language

Greek (Modern Greek: ελληνικά, elliniká, "Greek", ελληνική γλώσσα, ellinikí glóssa, "Greek language") is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

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Heavy metals

Heavy metals are generally defined as metals with relatively high densities, atomic weights, or atomic numbers.

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Herbicide

Herbicides, also commonly known as weedkillers, are chemical substances used to control unwanted plants.

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Household silver

Household silver or silverware (the silver, the plate, or silver service) includes tableware, cutlery, and other household items made of sterling silver, Britannia silver, or Sheffield plate silver.

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Inlays and onlays

In dentistry, an inlay is usually an indirect restoration (filling) consisting of a solid substance (as gold, porcelain or less often a cured composite resin) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place.

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Insecticide

Insecticides are substances used to kill insects.

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Lead hydrogen arsenate

Lead hydrogen arsenate, also called lead arsenate, acid lead arsenate or LA, chemical formula PbHAsO4, is an inorganic insecticide used primarily against the potato beetle.

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Lime (material)

Lime is a calcium-containing inorganic mineral in which oxides, and hydroxides predominate.

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Malaria

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans (a group of single-celled microorganisms) belonging to the Plasmodium type.

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Medical uses of silver

The medical uses of silver include its use in wound dressings, creams, and as an antibiotic coating on medical devices.

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Merbromin

Merbromin (marketed as Mercurochrome, Merbromine, Sodium mercurescein, Asceptichrome, Supercrome, Brocasept and Cinfacromin) is a topical antiseptic used for minor cuts and scrapes.

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Metallothionein

Metallothionein (MT) is a family of cysteine-rich, low molecular weight (MW ranging from 500 to 14000 Da) proteins.

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Methylmercury

Methylmercury (sometimes methyl mercury) is an organometallic cation with the formula.

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Mildew

Mildew is a form of fungus.

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Neonatal conjunctivitis

Neonatal conjunctivitis, also known as ophthalmia neonatorum, is a form of conjunctivitis and a type of neonatal infection contracted by newborns during delivery.

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Nephrotoxicity

Nephrotoxicity is toxicity in the kidneys.

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Nitromersol

Nitromersol (metaphen) is a mercury-containing organic compound that is primarily used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.

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Pesticide

Pesticides are substances that are meant to control pests, including weeds.

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Phenylmercuric borate

Phenylmercuric borate is a topical antiseptic and disinfectant that is soluble in water, ethanol and glycerol.

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Phenylmercury acetate

Phenylmercuric acetate is an organomercury compound.

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Placenta

The placenta is an organ that connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall to allow nutrient uptake, thermo-regulation, waste elimination, and gas exchange via the mother's blood supply; to fight against internal infection; and to produce hormones which support pregnancy.

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Plague (disease)

Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.

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Plasmid

A plasmid is a small DNA molecule within a cell that is physically separated from a chromosomal DNA and can replicate independently.

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Prenatal development

Prenatal development is the process in which an embryo and later fetus develops during gestation.

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Rodenticide

Rodenticides, colloquially rat poison, are typically non-specific pest control chemicals made and sold for the purpose of killing rodents.

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Schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever and bilharzia, is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes.

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Sheep dip

Sheep dip is a liquid formulation of insecticide and fungicide which shepherds and farmers use to protect their sheep from infestation against external parasites such as itch mite (Psoroptes ovis), blow-fly, ticks and lice.

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Silver chloride

Silver chloride is a chemical compound with the chemical formula AgCl.

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Silver iodide

Silver iodide is an inorganic compound with the formula AgI. The compound is a bright yellow solid, but samples almost always contain impurities of metallic silver that give a gray coloration. The silver contamination arises because AgI is highly photosensitive. This property is exploited in silver-based photography. Silver iodide is also used as an antiseptic and in cloud seeding.

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Silver nitrate

Silver nitrate is an inorganic compound with chemical formula.

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Silver oxide

Silver(I) oxide is the chemical compound with the formula Ag2O.

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Silver sulfadiazine

Silver sulfadiazine, sold under the brand Silvadene among others, is a topical antibiotic used in partial thickness and full thickness burns to prevent infection.

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Silver sulfide

Silver sulfide is the sulfide of silver.

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Sunscreen

Sunscreen, also known as sunblock, sun cream or suntan lotion, is a lotion, spray, gel or other topical product that absorbs or reflects some of the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation and thus helps protect against sunburn.

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Syphilis

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum.

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Tetrabutyltin

Tetrabutyltin (also tetra-n-butyltin and tetra-n-butylstannane) is a stable organotin compound and combustible, colourless liquid at room temperature.

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Thallium(I) sulfate

Thallium(I) sulfate (Tl2SO4) or thallous sulfate is the sulfate salt of thallium in the common +1 oxidation state, as indicated by the Roman numeral I. It is often referred to as simply thallium sulfate.

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Thiol

Thiol is an organosulfur compound that contains a carbon-bonded sulfhydryl (R–SH) group (where R represents an alkyl or other organic substituent).

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Thiomersal

Thiomersal (INN), or thimerosal (USAN, JAN), is an organomercury compound.

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Triphenyltin hydroxide

Triphenyltin hydroxide is an organotin compound with formula Sn(C6H5)3OH.

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Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry

Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry is a reference work related to industrial chemistry published in English and German.

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Wood preservation

All measures that are taken to ensure a long life of wood fall under the definition wood preservation (timber treatment).

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Zinc chloride

Zinc chloride is the name of chemical compounds with the formula ZnCl2 and its hydrates.

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Zinc iodide

Zinc iodide is a chemical compound of zinc and iodine, ZnI2.

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Zinc oxide

Zinc oxide is an inorganic compound with the formula ZnO.

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Zinc pyrithione

Zinc pyrithione (or pyrithione zinc) is a coordination complex of zinc.

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Zinc sulfate

Zinc sulfate is an inorganic compound and dietary supplement. As a supplement it is used to treat zinc deficiency and to prevent the condition in those at high risk. Side effects of excess supplementation may include abdominal pain, vomiting, headache, and tiredness. It has the formula ZnSO4 as well as any of three hydrates. It was historically known as "white vitriol". All of the various forms are colourless solids. The heptahydrate form is commonly encountered.

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