antiseptic
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See also: antisèptic
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
antiseptic (comparative more antiseptic, superlative most antiseptic)
- Of, or relating to antisepsis, or the use of antiseptics.
- (pharmacology) Capable of preventing microbial infection.
- Very clean; aseptic.
- Free of unpleasantness; prim, sanitized or bowdlerized.
- 1991 May 4, Mary Dowd, “Risky Business”, in Gay Community News, page 7:
- This judicious representation of brutality, domestic violence and struggle empowers women trying to break the shame and fear propagated by the antiseptic whitewashing of conventional media.
- 2001, John Allen, A Touch of Uncertainty:
- Forget all those Christmas cards with their ideal scenarios and antiseptic smiles. Stables are filthy and they stink […]
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Translations
of or relating to antisepsis
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capable of preventing microbial infection
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very clean; aseptic
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sanitized or bowdlerized
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Noun
antiseptic (plural antiseptics)
- (pharmacology) Any substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Generally includes only those that are used on living objects (as opposed to disinfectants) and aren't transported by the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria in the body (as opposed to antibiotics).
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substance that inhibits the growth of microorganisms
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French antiseptique.
Noun
antiseptic n (plural antiseptici)
Declension
Declension of antiseptic
| singular | plural | |||
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| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) antiseptic | antisepticul | (niște) antiseptici | antisepticile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) antiseptic | antisepticului | (unor) antiseptici | antisepticilor |
| vocative | antisepticule | antisepticilor | ||