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Antiseptic

Meaning

Adj

Of, or
to
, or the use of antiseptics.
In Pharmaceutical effects:
Capable of
infection.
Very
; aseptic.
Free of
;
,
or bowdlerized.

Noun

In Pharmaceutical drugs:
Any
that
the growth and
of
. Generally includes only those that are used on
(
) and
by the
to
in the body (
antibiotics).
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Origin

antiseptic
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anti-
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ἀντί
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
septic
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septem
Latin
σηπτικός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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σήπω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
σηπτός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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σήπειν
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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σήψ
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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