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a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues

(extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School"

clean and honest; "antiseptic financial practices"

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"

made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; "sterilized instruments"

a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues

(extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School"

clean and honest; "antiseptic financial practices"

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"

made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; "sterilized instruments"

Alt. of Antiseptical

A substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, salt, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona.

Alt. of Antiseptical

A substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, salt, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona.

Destroying the germs of disease or decay.

Any substance which destroys disease germs or prevents their growth.

1. Destructive to the germs of disease, fermentation, or putrefaction. 2. A substance which prevents the action of the germs of fermentation, decomposition, or disease.

An agent used to prevent putrefaction.

Antiseptic.

Preventing putrefaction, etc. antiseptical.

Resisting putrefaction.

Any substance used to resist or counteract putrefaction.

A substance that prevents putrefaction.

Opposing putrefaction.

A substance which destroys harmful micro-organisms, one of the functions of gastric juice.

Opposed to putrefaction. The chief antiseptics, internally or externally employed, are Acidum Muriaticum, Acidum Nitricum, Acidum Sulphuricum, Aluminae sulphas, Carbo Ligni, Calx Chlorinata, Chlorinium, Cinchona and its active principles, Creasote, Dauci Radix, Fermentum Cerevisiae, Soda Chlorinata, and Zinci Chloridum.

Preventing decay or putrefaction.

A substance destructive of poisonous germs.

n. [Greek] A substance which resists or corrects putrefaction ;—a remedy which counteracts putrescency in the system.