antiseptic: Meaning and Definition of

an•ti•sep•tic

Pronunciation: (an"tu-sep'tik), [key]
— adj.
  1. pertaining to or affecting antisepsis.
  2. free from or cleaned of germs and other microorganisms.
  3. exceptionally clean or neat.
  4. free of contamination or pollution.
—n.
  1. an antiseptic agent.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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