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Word | Antiseptic |
Afrikaans Meaning | antiseptiese, antisepties |
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 / a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues / Alt. of Antiseptical / substance that prevents infection / of, relating to, or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms. / a: opposing sepsis, putrefaction, or decay; especially : preventing or arresting the growth of microorganisms (as on living tissue) b: acting or protecting like an antiseptic / relating to or characterized by the use of antiseptics / a: scrupulously clean : aseptic b: extremely neat or orderly; especially : neat to the point of being bare or uninteresting c: free from what is held to be contaminating / a: coldly impersonal an antiseptic greeting b: of, relating to, or being warfare conducted with cold precision from a safe distance with few or no casualties on one's side antiseptic bombings / a substance that prevents infection in a wound by killing bacteria, | |
Usage | ⇒ Antiseptic helps to prevent infection in a wound ⇒ It is advisable to apply an antiseptic to any wound, no matter how slight or insignificant. ⇒ known for keeping a strenuously antiseptic kitchen, the floor of which does indeed seem fit for eating off of ⇒ It is likely that you will be prescribed antibiotics and an antiseptic mouthwash to reduce the risk of your implant becoming infected. ⇒ antiseptic lotion |
Synonyms | clean, sterile, disinfectant, pure, sterilized, antibiotic, antitoxin, aseptic, hygienic, sanitary, germicidal, prophylactic, uninfected, unpolluted, disinfected, germ-free, germicide, unsullied, bactericide, immaculate, |
Antonyms | septic, infectious, dirty, mucky, muddy, polluted, purulent, unclean, unsterile, abscessed, adulterating, contaminative, corrupt, dingy, disheveled, disordered, disorderly, filthy, foul, grimy, |
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