CHLORHEXIDINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chlorhexidine mean? 

• CHLORHEXIDINE (noun)
  The noun CHLORHEXIDINE has 1 sense:

1. a long-lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery

  Familiarity information: CHLORHEXIDINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHLORHEXIDINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A long-lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("chlorhexidine" is a kind of...):

antiseptic (a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues)

 Context examples 

Subsequently, chlorhexidine gluconate penetrates into the cell and causes leakage of intracellular components leading to cell death.

(Chlorhexidine Gluconate, NCI Thesaurus)

The process of washing the skin using chlorhexidine gluconate.

(Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cleansing, NCI Thesaurus)

Subsequently, chlorhexidine penetrates into the cell and causes leakage of intracellular components leading to cell death.

(Chlorhexidine, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorhexidine gluconate is positively charged and reacts with the negatively charged microbial cell surface, thereby destroying the integrity of the cell membrane.

(Chlorhexidine Gluconate, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorhexidine is positively charged and reacts with the negatively charged microbial cell surface, thereby destroying the integrity of the cell membrane.

(Chlorhexidine, NCI Thesaurus)

The gluconate salt form of chlorhexidine, a biguanide compound used as an antiseptic agent with topical antibacterial activity.

(Chlorhexidine Gluconate, NCI Thesaurus)