Essentialism, In ontology, the view that some properties of objects are essential to them. The âessenceâ of a thing is conceived as the totality of its essential properties. Theories of essentialism differ with respect to their conception of what it means to say that a property is essential to an object.
Decontamination is the process of removal of contaminating pathogenic microorganisms from the articles by a. process of sterilization or disinfection. It is the use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate, or destroy. living organisms on a surface so that the organisms are no longer infectious.
An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial medicines can be grouped according to the microorganisms they act primarily against. For example, antibacterials are used against bacteria and antifungals are used against fungi. They can also be classified according to their function. Agents that kill microbes are called microbicidal, while those that merely inhibit their growth are called biostatic.