antiseptic
1. [ adjective ] thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
Examples:

"doctors in antiseptic green coats" "the antiseptic effect of alcohol" "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"

Related terms: septic cleansing bactericidal aseptic nonpurulent uninfected clean healthful germfree
2. [ adjective ] clean and honest
Examples:

"antiseptic financial practices"

Related terms: incorrupt incorrupt
3. [ adjective ] (extended sense) of exceptionally clean language
Examples:

"lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School"

Related terms: clean
4. [ adjective ] made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms
Synonyms: sterilized
Examples:

"sterilized instruments"

Related terms: germfree
5. [ adjective ] freeing from error or corruption
Examples:

"the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism

Related terms: purifying
6. [ adjective ] made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms
Synonyms: sterilized sterilised
Examples:

"sterilized instruments"

Related terms: germfree
7. [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
Related terms: medicine chlorhexidine hexachloraphene iodoform gramicidin merbromine mild_silver_protein neomycin thimerosal tincture_of_iodine chloramine
Similar spelling:   antisepticize
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