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antiseptic definition
antiseptic |
Grep of noun antiseptic antiseptic Overview of noun antiseptic The noun antiseptic has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. antiseptic -- (a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues) Overview of adj antiseptic The adj antiseptic has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) 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") 2. (1) antiseptic -- (clean and honest; "antiseptic financial practices") 3. antiseptic -- (freeing from error or corruption; "the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism) 4. antiseptic, sterilized, sterilised -- (made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; "sterilized instruments") 5. antiseptic -- ((extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School") Antonyms of adj antiseptic 5 senses of antiseptic Sense 1 antiseptic (vs. septic) septic (vs. antiseptic) => abscessed => contaminated, dirty, infected => contaminative => festering, infected, purulent, pussy, putrid => putrefactive, putrefacient => septicemic => infectious, infective Sense 2 antiseptic INDIRECT (VIA incorrupt) -> corrupt Sense 3 antiseptic INDIRECT (VIA purifying) -> adulterating, adulterant Sense 4 antiseptic, sterilized, sterilised INDIRECT (VIA germfree) -> germy Sense 5 antiseptic INDIRECT (VIA clean) -> dirty Similarity of adj antiseptic 5 senses of antiseptic Sense 1 antiseptic (vs. septic) => aseptic, sterile => bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidal => cleansing, purifying => uninfected, clean => nonpurulent Also See-> clean#1; germfree#1; healthful#1 Sense 2 antiseptic => incorrupt (vs. corrupt) Sense 3 antiseptic => purifying (vs. adulterating) Sense 4 antiseptic, sterilized, sterilised => germfree (vs. germy) Sense 5 antiseptic => clean (vs. dirty), unobjectionable Attributes of adj antiseptic Familiarity of adj antiseptic antiseptic used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj antiseptic antiseptic Overview of noun antiseptic The noun antiseptic has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. antiseptic -- (a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues) Overview of adj antiseptic The adj antiseptic has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) 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") 2. (1) antiseptic -- (clean and honest; "antiseptic financial practices") 3. antiseptic -- (freeing from error or corruption; "the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism) 4. antiseptic, sterilized, sterilised -- (made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; "sterilized instruments") 5. antiseptic -- ((extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School")
antiseptic definition
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