UVC glossary on UVC disinfection & Co.

The glossary below contains approx. 220 terms and abbreviations relating to UVC disinfection and UVC disinfection.

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    • nanometer

      The unit nm. Conversion: 1 nm = 0.000000001 m or 0.001 µm. By way of comparison, a human hair has a diameter of approx. 100 µm.

    • NBR

      [Abbr. for nitrile butadiene rubber] - NBR is a heat-resistant synthetic rubber. It is particularly resistant to petroleum products such as fuel and lubricating oil, petrol and petroleum.

    • norovirus

      Noroviruses (Norwalk Viruses in full) are non-enveloped viruses with single-stranded RNA. They have an extremely high contagiousness, and infection leads to acute gastoenteritis (gastric flu). Hospitals as well as old-age or nursing homes are particularly vulnerable to repeated epidemic norovirus outbreaks.

    • nosocomial infection

      A nosocomial infection refers to an infection contracted in a hospital or care institution.

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  • nanometer

    The unit nm. Conversion: 1 nm = 0.000000001 m or 0.001 µm. By way of comparison, a human hair has a diameter of approx. 100 µm.

  • NBR

    [Abbr. for nitrile butadiene rubber] - NBR is a heat-resistant synthetic rubber. It is particularly resistant to petroleum products such as fuel and lubricating oil, petrol and petroleum.

  • norovirus

    Noroviruses (Norwalk Viruses in full) are non-enveloped viruses with single-stranded RNA. They have an extremely high contagiousness, and infection leads to acute gastoenteritis (gastric flu). Hospitals as well as old-age or nursing homes are particularly vulnerable to repeated epidemic norovirus outbreaks.

  • nosocomial infection

    A nosocomial infection refers to an infection contracted in a hospital or care institution.

  • nanometer

    The unit nm. Conversion: 1 nm = 0.000000001 m or 0.001 µm. By way of comparison, a human hair has a diameter of approx. 100 µm.

  • NBR

    [Abbr. for nitrile butadiene rubber] - NBR is a heat-resistant synthetic rubber. It is particularly resistant to petroleum products such as fuel and lubricating oil, petrol and petroleum.

  • norovirus

    Noroviruses (Norwalk Viruses in full) are non-enveloped viruses with single-stranded RNA. They have an extremely high contagiousness, and infection leads to acute gastoenteritis (gastric flu). Hospitals as well as old-age or nursing homes are particularly vulnerable to repeated epidemic norovirus outbreaks.

  • nosocomial infection

    A nosocomial infection refers to an infection contracted in a hospital or care institution.

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