scrubbing


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Synonyms for scrubbing

nounthe act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

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I've never touched a duck's butt, but I'm assuming it's smooth and silky - which is just what you want a body to feel like after scrubbing away at it.
We analysed the difference between chemical disinfection without water (Dry Scrubbing) and standard surgical scrubbing (Wet Scrubbing) in terms of the (1) difference in surface flora on the hands of the operating team; this also serves as a surrogate marker of wound infection and (2) wound infection rates.
To use just the hamam costs e1/430 for one person which includes a towel, soap and a scrubbing loofah as well as complementary tea and lokum.
A good amount of sugar beads for exfoliating, and the thick, clay-like goop feels like it washes as well as scrubbing. Lush!
DenTek has rolled out new Scrub Betweens Dental Pick, a soft scrubbing dental pick with thousands of microbristles.
InPro Interior Coating 2500 is 16 times more durable than average paint, standing up to extreme amounts of scrubbing and washing without fading, according to the company.
The Elcometer K1720 Abrasion Scrubbing and Washability Tester is suitable for testing to either BS EN ISO 11998 or ASTM D 2486, using different brushes from the wide range of brushes available.
The Coarse scrub uses corn cob powder as its abrasive and is perfect for metal cookware, dirty sinks and even scrubbing vegetables.
A second oblique reference to scrubbing is found slightly later in 1889 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore where scrub nurse Caroline Hampton is described washing her hands with a solution of carbolic acid and mercuric chloride.
INTRODUCTION: Use of new methods for prevention of communicable diseases and infection control, nowadays in most operating rooms involves the surgical team scrubbing with an efficient agent for a short time, while in more of our operating rooms, traditional use of routine hand scrub (Betadine more than 3 min) is common.