Multiple choice

Dettol and savlon are

  1. antiseptics

  2. antibiotics

  3. disinfectants

  4. antimicrobials

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Explanation

This option is correct as dettol and savlon are antiseptics. Antiseptics are chemicals that are used externally to prevent the growth of microbes or pathogens. Antibiotics are anti-bacterial drugs but antiseptics are active against bacteria as well as other microbes. Antiseptics are milder in comparison to the disinfectants and hence they can be applied on the skin. All antimicrobial chemicals are not antiseptics.

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