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antiseptic

an·ti·sep·tic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-tuh-sep-tik]
    • /ˌæn təˈsɛp tɪk/
    • /ˌæn.tiˈsep.tɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tuh-sep-tik]
    • /ˌæn təˈsɛp tɪk/

Definitions of antiseptic word

  • variable noun antiseptic Antiseptic is a substance that kills germs and harmful bacteria. 3
  • adjective antiseptic Something that is antiseptic kills germs and harmful bacteria. 3
  • adjective antiseptic of, relating to, or effecting antisepsis 3
  • adjective antiseptic entirely free from contamination 3
  • adjective antiseptic lacking spirit or excitement; clinical 3
  • noun antiseptic an antiseptic agent or substance 3
See all 24 definitions of antiseptic

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Origin of antiseptic

First appearance:

before 1745
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1745-55; anti- + septic

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Parts of speech for Antiseptic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Antiseptic

antiseptic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for antiseptic

adj antiseptic

  • hygienic — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
  • sterile — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
  • clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
  • antibiotic — Antibiotics are medical drugs used to kill bacteria and treat infections.
  • prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.

noun antiseptic

  • purifier — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
  • detergent — Detergent is a chemical substance, usually in the form of a powder or liquid, which is used for washing things such as clothes or dishes.
  • preventative — Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
  • preservative — something that preserves or tends to preserve.
  • germicide — an agent for killing germs or microorganisms.

adjective antiseptic

  • uncontaminated — to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.: to contaminate a lake with sewage.
  • disinfected — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
  • bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
  • insipid — without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid: an insipid personality.
  • tame — changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
All 33 Synonyms of antiseptic

Antonyms for antiseptic

adj antiseptic

  • unclean — not clean; dirty.
  • unsanitary — not sanitary; unhealthy or unhealthful; tending to harbor or spread disease: unsanitary living conditions.
  • dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
  • contaminated — made impure by the addition of a harmful or undesirable substance
  • polluted — made unclean or impure; contaminated; tainted: swimming in polluted waters.

adjective antiseptic

  • infected — to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.
  • colourful — Something that is colourful has bright colours or a lot of different colours.
  • colorful — Something that is colorful has bright colors or a lot of different colors.
All 9 Antonyms of antiseptic

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Related words

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  • acriflavine

    a brownish or orange-red powder used in medicine as an antiseptic and disinfectant. Formula: C14H14N3Cl

  • aluminum acetate

    a compound that in the form of its normal salt, Al(C 2 H 3 O 2) 3 , obtained as a white, water-soluble, amorphous powder, is used chiefly in medicine as an astringent and as an antiseptic, and in the form of its basic salt, Al(C 2 H 3 O 2) 2 OH, obtained as a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, is used chiefly in the textile industry as a waterproofing agent, as a fireproofing agent, and as a mordant.

  • anethole

    a white water-soluble crystalline substance with a liquorice-like odour, used as a flavouring and a sensitizer in the processing of colour photographs. Formula: CH3CH:CHC6H4OCH3

  • benzalkonium chloride

    a white or yellowish-white, water-soluble mixture of ammonium chloride derivatives having the structure C 8 H 10 NRCl, where R is a mixture of radicals ranging from C 8 H 17 – to C 18 H 37 –, that occurs as an amorphous powder or in gelatinous lumps: used chiefly as an antiseptic and a disinfectant.

  • benzethonium chloride

    a colorless, water-soluble, crystalline solid, ammonium chloride derivative, (C 27 H 42 O 2 N)Cl⋅H 2 O, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
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