Definitions of antiseptic [ˌæn təˈsɛp tɪk]

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Definition of 'antiseptic'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) antiseptic
pertaining to or effecting antisepsis.

2.  antiseptic
free from or cleaned of germs and other microorganisms.

3.  antiseptic
exceptionally clean or neat.

4.  antiseptic
free of contamination or pollution.

5.  antiseptic
lacking in warmth, vitality, emotion, or other humanizing qualities; cold.

6. (n.) antiseptic
an antiseptic agent.

Etymology: (1745–55)

Definition of 'antiseptic'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) antiseptic
a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues

2. (adj) antiseptic
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"

3. (adj) antiseptic
clean and honest
"antiseptic financial practices"

4. (adj) antiseptic
freeing from error or corruption
"the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism"

5. (adj) antiseptic
devoid of objectionable language
"lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School"

Definition of 'antiseptic'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) antiseptic
alt. of Antiseptical

2. (noun) antiseptic
a substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, salt, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona

Translation of 'antiseptic'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (of) a substance that destroys bacteria (eg in a wound) You ought to put some antiseptic on that cut; an antiseptic cream.
Afrikaans: antiseptiese salf	Arabic: مُطَهِّر، مانِع لِلعُفونَ	Bulgarian: антисептичен
Brazilian: antisséptico	Czech: antiseptický, dezinfekční	German: antiseptisch
Danish: desinficerende/antiseptis	Greek: αντισηπτικό(ς)	Spanish: antiséptico
Estonian: antiseptikum	Farsi: ضدعفونی	Finnish: antiseptinen
French: antiseptique	Hebrew: חוֹמֶר חִיטוּי	Hindi: रोगाणु रोधक
Croatian: antiseptičan	Hungarian: fertőzésgátló (szer)	Indonesian: pembunuh kuman, penangkal
Icelandic: sóttvarnarlyf	Italian: antisettico	Japanese: 防腐剤
Korean: 살균의, 소독제	Lithuanian: antiseptikas; antiseptini	Latvian: antiseptika; antiseptisks
Malay: antiseptik	Dutch: ontsmettend; ontsmettend	Norwegian: desinfiserende/antiseptis
Polish: środek bakteriobójczy, an	Persian: ضدعفونی	Pashto: د مکروب ضد، انتی سپتیک
Portuguese: antiséptico	Romanian: antiseptic	Russian: антисептик; антисептическ
Slovak: dezinfekcia; antiseptický	Slovenian: antiseptičen	Serbian: antiseptik, antiseptički
Swedish: antiseptisk[t medel]	Thai: ยาฆ่าเชื้อโรค	Turkish: antiseptik (madde)
Taiwanese: 抗菌消毒劑，抗菌消毒的(或殺菌的)	Ukrainian: антисептик; антисептичний	Urdu: جراثیم کش ، دافع عفونت
Vietnamese: thuốc khử trùng	Chinese: 杀菌剂，杀菌消毒的
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