Antiseptic - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌæntɪˈseptɪk|
Brit.
|æntɪˈseptɪk|
noun
- a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
adjective
- clean and honest
antiseptic financial practices
- freeing from error or corruptionthe antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism
- devoid of objectionable languagelyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School
Extra examples
...known for keeping a strenuously antiseptic kitchen, the floor of which does indeed seem fit for eating off of...
Clean the affected area with an antiseptic.
He applied antiseptic to the wound.
He dabbed the cut with antiseptic.
Mint is a mild antiseptic.
Some herbs have antiseptic qualities.
...anoint the wound with antiseptic to prevent infection...
Antiseptic stings a little.
Word forms
noun
singular: antiseptic
plural: antiseptics
singular: antiseptic
plural: antiseptics
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