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Definition of: antiseptic
(an′tə·sep′tik) adjective
1. Of, pertaining to, or used in antisepsis.
2. Preventing or counteracting putrefaction, etc. Also an′ti·sep′ti·cal.
—noun Any substance having antiseptic qualities, as solutions of carbolic acid and of corrosive sublimate.
—an′ti·sep′ti·cal·ly adverb
—an′ti·sep′ti·cism (-sep′tə·siz′əm) noun
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