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antiseptic

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adjective

an·​ti·​sep·​tic ˌan-tə-ˈsep-tik How to pronounce antiseptic (audio)
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a
: opposing microbial infection
especially : preventing or inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms (such as bacteria) in or on living tissue (such as the skin or mucous membranes)
applied an antiseptic solution to the wound
antiseptic mouthwash
In general, the preparation of the skin with one or more antiseptic agents (e.g, alcohol, iodine tincture, an iodophor, or chlorhexidine gluconate) applied individually or sequentially in a concentric fashion to the venipuncture site should provide that proper satisfactory antisepsis … Calvin L. Strand et al.
b
: relating to or characterized by the use of antiseptic substances
antiseptic treatment
2
a
: scrupulously clean : aseptic
antiseptic surgical instruments
b
: extremely neat or orderly
especially : neat to the point of being bare or uninteresting
a spare, antiseptic waiting room
c
: free from what is held to be contaminating
an antiseptic version of rustic life
d
: having a cleansing or purifying quality or effect
… the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism. New Republic
3
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
antiseptically
ˌan-tə-ˈsep-ti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce antiseptic (audio)
adverb

antiseptic

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noun

plural antiseptics
: an antiseptic substance : a substance (such as isopropyl alcohol or chlorhexidine) that destroys or inhibits the growth or action of microorganisms (such as bacteria) especially in or on living tissue (such as the skin or mucous membranes)
clean the wound with an antiseptic

Synonyms

Adjective

Example Sentences

Adjective known for keeping a strenuously antiseptic kitchen, the floor of which does indeed seem fit for eating off of for such an expensive, elegant Sunday brunch, one would expect the attendants at the buffet tables to be professionally attired in starched, antiseptic white jackets Noun Clean the affected area with an antiseptic. He applied antiseptic to the wound.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Social critics often sting but just as often lack real antiseptic power. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 But these antiseptic environments — figuratively and literally — that were necessary for the NCAA to hold this particular tournament just don’t have the same intensity. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2021 Apply a thin layer of an antiseptic ointment, such as bacitracin, under the dressing. Paul Auerbach, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2012 Except the unfettered devotion in the latter is replaced by swooping strings and a gushy chorus that merely offer an antiseptic veneer. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 17 June 2022 Abundant in antioxidants, antiseptic compounds, and aromatherapeutic benefits, the raw ingredients deliver exhilarating freshness that lasts. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 June 2022 Using the Freedom of Information Act, The New York Times has obtained from the National Archives less antiseptic photographs of the first prisoners who were brought from Afghanistan to the wartime prison in Cuba. New York Times, 12 June 2022 The following month, he was splashed with an antiseptic green dye, damaging his vision in one eye. Paul Leblanc, CNN, 22 Apr. 2022 Every month, concerned parents pack the school district’s ruthlessly antiseptic boardroom for the local school board meeting. Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 31 May 2022
Noun
DeGroodt used calamine lotion on his lesions and Bactine as a pain-relieving antiseptic. Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2022 Coconut oil is a natural antiseptic and moisturizer. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2022 This unique and vintage-feeling 3.5 oz block is almost like soap, but is made from 100% potassium alum, a material that provides natural antiseptic and astringent properties that stop bleeding, close pores, and tone skin. The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022 Online and brick-and-mortar grocery stores have sold out of fresh food, kitchen staples and other basics like masks and antiseptic. Time, 25 Apr. 2022 If you’ve been bitten, simply clean the wound with soap and water, and if available, apply a mild antiseptic such as rubbing alcohol to disinfect the bite wound. Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Apr. 2022 The right side of her face was scabbed and covered in green antiseptic, her body peppered with shrapnel. Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 Kendrick and Eldering’s vaccine consisted of whole-cell Bordetella bacteria killed with a common antiseptic, purified, sterilized and suspended in a saline solution. Richard Conniff, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022 Hydrogen peroxide has been used as an antiseptic since the 1920s. Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

borrowed from New Latin antisepticus, from anti- anti- + Latin sēpticus "putrefactive, septic"

Note: New Latin antisepticus is first found in the writing of the Dutch physician Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738), e.g., Libellus de materie medica et remediorum formulis (Leiden, 1719), and may have been coined by him.

Noun

borrowed from New Latin antiseptica, antisepticum, noun derivatives of antisepticus antiseptic entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1745, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of antiseptic was in 1639

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