Antibacterial chemicals
What Antibacterial chemicals means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Substances that inhibit or kill bacteria, lowering the chance of infection entering damaged tissue.
Chemicals that inhibit or kill bacteria and reduce infection of damaged plant tissue.
Topics that use Antibacterial chemicals
- Plant defence responses (AQA GCSE)
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