Definitions for: Antiseptic


[n] a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
[adj] (extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School"
[adj] clean and honest; "antiseptic financial practices"
[adj] thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"
[adj] made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; "sterilized instruments"
[adj] freeing from error or corruption; "the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism"



Webster (1913) Definition: An`ti*sep"tic, Antiseptical An`ti*sep"tic*al, a.
Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent
tendency in the system; antiputrefactive.

Antiseptic surgery, that system of surgical practice which
insists upon a systematic use of antiseptics in the
performance of operations and the dressing of wounds.


An`ti*sep"tic, n.
A substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or
destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, salt,
carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona.

Synonyms: aseptic, bactericidal, clean, cleansing, disinfectant, germicidal, incorrupt, nonpurulent, purifying, sterile, sterilised, sterilized, uninfected, unobjectionable

Antonyms: septic

See Also: Argyrol, chloramine, chloramine-T, chlorhexidine, fradicin, germfree, gramicidin, healthful, iodine, iodoform, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, merbromine, Mercurochrome, Merthiolate, mild silver protein, Neobiotic, neomycin, sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate, thimerosal, tincture of iodine, triiodomethane

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