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antiseptic
Anoun
1 antiseptic
 a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
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Badjective
1 antiseptic
 (extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School"
2 antiseptic
 clean and honest; "antiseptic financial practices"
3 antiseptic
 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"
4 antiseptic, sterilized, sterilised
 made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; "sterilized instruments"
5 antiseptic
 freeing from error or corruption; "the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism"

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