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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Antiseptic

/ănˌ-təs-ĕp'-tĭk/ · An·ti·sep·tic · IPA /ˌæntiˈsɛptɪk/
01 a. Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive.
  1. 1.
    Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive.
Phrases & compounds
Antiseptic surgery — that system of surgical practice which insists upon a systematic use of antiseptics in the performance of operations and the dressing of wounds.
02 n. a substance which kills or retards the growth of microorganisms, especially when used for protection against infection; a substance which p…
  1. 1.
    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; as, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona, and many other agents sold commercially.