Sterilising/disinfecting agents include all, except:

Sterilization is the process by which an article, surface or medium is freed of all living microorganisms either in vegetative or spore state. Sterilization agents are : Heat Filtration Ionizing radiations Gases (ethylene oxide, formaldehyde gas) Sterilant liquids Disinfection means destruction or removal of all pathogenic organism, which are capable of producing the infection. Disinfecting agents are: Alcohols (ethyl and isopropyl alcohol) Dyes Halogens (Iodine, chlorine) Phenol derivatives (Hexachlorophene, Lysol, cresol) Biguanides (Chlorhexidine) Oxidising agents (KMnO4, H2O2) Quarternary ammonium compounds (cetrimide) Soaps Acids Aldehydes Metallic salts – Ether is used as anesthetic agent, not as disinfectant or sterilizing agent.