Definition of Antisiptic
{ An`ti*sep"tic (&?;), An`ti*sep"tic*al (&?;), }
a. Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a
putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive.
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.
An`ti*sep"tic, n. A substance which
prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from,
putrefactive organisms; as, salt, carbolic acid, alcohol,
cinchona.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- of, or relating to antisepsis, or the use of antiseptics
- capable of preventing microbial infection
- very clean; aseptic
- free of unpleasantness; sanitized or bowdlerized
- any substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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