<prompt> Sterilisingdisinfecting agents include all, except:Dry heatEthylene oxideEtherAlcohol  <response>: 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 :HeatFiltrationIonizing radiationsGases ethylene oxide, formaldehyde gasSterilant liquidsDisinfection means destruction or removal of all pathogenic organism, which are capable of producing the infection. Disinfecting agents are:Alcohols ethyl and isopropyl alcoholDyesHalogens Iodine, chlorinePhenol derivatives Hexachlorophene, Lysol, cresolBiguanides ChlorhexidineOxidising agents KMnO4, H2O2Quarternary ammonium compounds cetrimideSoapsAcidsAldehydesMetallic salts Ether is used as anesthetic agent, not as disinfectant or sterilizing agent. 