Medical Material
glutaral
[ gloo-tuh-ral ]
May Treat:
Surgical Wound Infection
More Information:
ChemID; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to glutaral:
  • A general purpose reagent is a chemical reagent that has general laboratory application, that is used to collect, prepare, and examine specimens from the human body for diagnostic histopathology, cytology, and hematology, and that is not labeled or otherwise intended for a specific diagnostic application. General purpose reagents include cytological preservatives, decalcifying reagents, fixatives and adhesives, tissue processing reagents, isotonic solutions, and pH buffers.
    Standard Product Nomenclature
    U.S Food & Drug Administration, 2003
  • A water-soluble oily liquid, C5H8O2, containing two aldehyde groups, used as a disinfectant and as a fixative for biological tissues.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • One of the protein CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS that is used as a disinfectant for sterilization of heat-sensitive equipment and as a laboratory reagent, especially as a fixative.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (glutaraldehyde) Pentanedial; 5-carbon saturated chain with a highly reactive aldehyde group on each end; used as a protein crosslinking agent, fixative, disinfectant, and mutagen.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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