I am wet and cold,
Yet I am strong and bold.
Poison to those against me,
I slide along, keeping things safe from the darkest grasps.
Leaving a trail of death behind, I let you live in peace.
What am I?
Hint
It is an everyday household object
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Are you
an anti-bacterial wipe?
I am wet and cold.
Wipes are wet and cold.
Yet I am strong and bold.
Wipes are fairly resilient.
Poison to those against me.
The anti-bacterial properties kill harmful bacteria.
Sliding along, while keeping things safe from the darkest grasps.
"Sliding" describes the action of somebody using a wipe to clean a work surface, for example.
Leaving a trail of death behind, I let you live in peace.
Harmful bacteria is killed when passed over by the anti-bacterial wipe.
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You could be describing pesticides in farming, or insecticides in the house?
Or antibiotics that save us from the darkest grasps of disease ?
