antiseptic

antiseptic
I. adjective Etymology: anti- + Greek sēptikos putrefying, septic Date: 1751 1. a. opposing sepsis, putrefaction, or decay; especially preventing or arresting the growth of microorganisms (as on living tissue) b. acting or protecting like an antiseptic 2. relating to or characterized by the use of antiseptics 3. a. scrupulously clean ; aseptic b. extremely neat or orderly; especially neat to the point of being bare or uninteresting c. free from what is held to be contaminating 4. a. coldly impersonal <
an antiseptic greeting
>
b. of, relating to, or being warfare conducted with cold precision from a safe distance with few or no casualties on one's side <
antiseptic bombings
>
antiseptically adverb II. noun Date: 1751 a substance that inhibits the growth or action of microorganisms especially in or on living tissue; also germicide

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • antiseptic — (adj.) 1750, coined from ANTI (Cf. anti ) against + SEPTIC (Cf. septic). Figurative use by 1820. As a noun meaning an antiseptic substance by 1803 …   Etymology dictionary

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  • antiseptic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) preventing the growth of micro organisms that cause disease or infection. 2) so clean or pure as to lack character. ► NOUN ▪ an antiseptic compound or preparation …   English terms dictionary

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  • Antiseptic — An ti*sep tic, n. a substance which kills or retards the growth of microorganisms, especially when used for protection against infection; a substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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