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antiseptic
has definitions from the fields of medicine,pharmacology
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[ adjective ] thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
Examples "doctors in antiseptic green coats" "the antiseptic effect of alcohol" "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities" Used in print (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)John said : `` I have some antiseptic salve with me , but it 's too late for that '' . Related terms septic cleansing bactericidal aseptic nonpurulent uninfected clean healthful germfree |
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[ adjective ] clean and honest
Examples "antiseptic financial practices" Used in print (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)It ignores the sordid financial aspects ( quite conveniently , too , for his audience , who could indulge in moral indignation without visible , or even conscious , discomfort , their money from the transaction having been put_away long_ago in a good antiseptic brokerage ) . |
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[ adjective ] (extended sense) of exceptionally clean language
Examples "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms
Synonyms Examples "sterilized instruments" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] freeing from error or corruption
Examples "the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism Related terms |
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[ adjective ] made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms
Synonyms Examples "sterilized instruments" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
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