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Which of the following statements is not correct?
ChemistryChemistry in Everyday Life
Options:
  • A
    Some antiseptics can be added to soaps
  • B
    Dilute solutions of some disinfectants can be used as antiseptic
  • C
    Disinfectants are antimicrobial drugs
  • D
    Antiseptic medicines can be ingested
Solution:
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The correct answer is:
Antiseptic medicines can be ingested
Antiseptic is an antimicrobial drug which tends to inhibit the pathogenic action of microbes. They are applied to the living tissues such as wounds, cuts ulcers and diseased skin surface.
So, antiseptic medicines cannot be ingested like antibiotics.

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