Definition of 'antiseptic'
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antiseptic
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antiseptic in British English
noun
4.
an antiseptic agent or substance
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Derived forms
antiseptically (ˌantiˈseptically) adverb
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antiseptic in American English
noun
6.
any substance that inhibits the action of microorganisms
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Derived forms
antiseptically (ˌantiˈseptically)
adverb
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antiseptic in American English
(ˌæntəˈseptɪk)
adjective
1.
pertaining to or affecting antisepsis
2.
free from or cleaned of germs and other microorganisms
3.
exceptionally clean or neat
4.
free of contamination or pollution
noun
5.
an antiseptic agent
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[1745–55; anti- + septic]Word Frequency
antiseptic in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(æntɪsɛptɪk)
Word forms: (regular plural) antiseptics
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Drugs)
An antiseptic is a substance that inhibits the growth and development of harmful microorganisms, such as those that cause disease.
Antiseptics restrain the development of germs that cause disease.
Boric acid is a mild antiseptic that helps prevent the growth of harmful microorganisms.
An antiseptic is a substance that inhibits the growth and development of harmful microorganisms,
such as those that cause disease.
COBUILD Key Words for the Pharmaceutical Industry. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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antiseptic
British English: antiseptic
/ˌæntɪˈsɛptɪk/ NOUN
Antiseptic kills harmful bacteria.
She washed the cut with antiseptic.
- American English: antiseptic /æntəˈsɛptɪk/
- Arabic: مُطَهِّر
- Brazilian Portuguese: anti-séptico
- Chinese: 防腐剂
- Croatian: antiseptik
- Czech: antiseptikum
- Danish: antiseptisk middel
- Dutch: ontsmettingsmiddel
- European Spanish: antiséptico
- Finnish: antiseptinen aine
- French: antiseptique
- German: Antiseptikum
- Greek: αντισηπτικό
- Italian: antisettico
- Japanese: 殺菌剤
- Korean: 소독제
- Norwegian: desinfeksjonsmiddel
- Polish: środek antyseptyczny
- European Portuguese: antissético
- Romanian: antiseptic
- Russian: антисептик
- Latin American Spanish: antiséptico
- Swedish: antiseptiskt medel
- Thai: ยาฆ่าเชื้อโรค
- Turkish: antiseptik
- Ukrainian: антисептик
- Vietnamese: chất khử trùng
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