antisepticnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌæn.tiˈsep.tɪk/us/ˌæn.t̬iˈsep.tɪk/a chemical used for preventing infection in an injury, especially by killing bacteria:
Antiseptic is used to sterilize the skin before giving an injection.
Many of the ingredients for antiseptics come from the rainforests.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medicines & drugs: preventing infection
- anti-bac
- antibacterial
- antimicrobial
- antiviral
- biosecurity
- carbolic acid
- cauterize
- irrigate
- passive immunity
- rubbing alcohol
- scrub
- scrub up
- sterility
- sterilize
- surgical spirit
- swab
antisepticadjective
uk/ˌæn.tiˈsep.tɪk/us/ˌæn.t̬iˈsep.tɪk/completely free from infection:
In the 1870s and 1880s, doctors began to follow the principles of antiseptic surgery.
disapproving too clean and showing no imagination and character:
There's an antiseptic feeling to the new town centre, with its covered shopping mall.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medicines & drugs: preventing infection
- anti-bac
- antibacterial
- antimicrobial
- antiviral
- biosecurity
- carbolic acid
- cauterize
- irrigate
- passive immunity
- rubbing alcohol
- scrub
- scrub up
- sterility
- sterilize
- surgical spirit
- swab
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