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antiseptics

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 antiseptics word

  • adjective antiseptics pertaining to or affecting antisepsis. 1
  • adjective antiseptics free from or cleaned of germs and other microorganisms. 1
  • adjective antiseptics exceptionally clean or neat. 1
  • adjective antiseptics free of contamination or pollution. 1
  • noun antiseptics an antiseptic agent. 1
  • noun antiseptics Plural form of antiseptic. 1
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Origin of antiseptics

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 Antiseptics

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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antiseptics 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.
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Related words

  • antiseptically

    with the aid of antiseptics.

  • cationic detergent

    a type of detergent in which the active part of the molecule is a positive ion (cation). Cationic detergents are usually quaternary ammonium salts and often also have bactericidal properties

  • quaternary ammonium compound

    any of a class of salts derived from ammonium in which the nitrogen atom is attached to four organic groups, as in benzalkonium chloride; the salts are cationic surface-active compounds used as antiseptics and disinfectants.
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