Antiseptic

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Antiseptic \An`ti*sep"tic\, n.
     a substance which kills or retards the growth of
     microorganisms, especially when used for protection against
     infection; a substance which prevents or retards
     putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive
     organisms; as, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona, and many


     other agents sold commercially.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Antiseptic \An`ti*sep"tic\, Antiseptical \An`ti*sep"tic*al\, a.
     Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent
     tendency in the system; antiputrefactive.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Antiseptic surgery}, that system of surgical practice which
        insists upon a systematic use of antiseptics in the
        performance of operations and the dressing of wounds.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  antiseptic
       adj 1: 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" [ant:
              {septic}]
       2: clean and honest; "antiseptic financial practices"
       3: freeing from error or corruption; "the antiseptic effect of
          sturdy criticism"
       4: made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms;
          "sterilized instruments" [syn: {sterilized}, {sterilised}]
       5: (extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; "lyrics as
          antiseptic as Sunday School"
       n : a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease
           without harming body tissues

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  76 Moby Thesaurus words for "antiseptic":
     Argyrol, Mercurochrome, Merthiolate, Salol, acaricide, alcohol,
     anthelmintic, antibiotic, aseptic, bactericide, boiled, boric acid,
     bug bomb, calomel, camphor, carbamate insecticide, carbolic acid,
     chemosterilant, chloramine, chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide,
     contact poison, cresol, decontaminated, defoliant, disinfectant,
     disinfected, eradicant, fumigant, fumigator, fungicide,
     gentian violet, germicidal, germicide, gramicidin, herbicide,
     hexachloraphene, hydrogen peroxide, hygienic, insect powder,
     insecticide, iodine, microbicide, miticide, organic chlorine,
     organic phosphate insecticide, pasteurized, peroxide, pesticide,
     phenol, phenyl salicylate, poison, prophylactic, rat poison,
     resorcinol, roach paste, roach powder, rodenticide, sanitary,
     silver vitellin, sterile, sterilized, stomach poison, systemic,
     systemic insecticide, thimerosal, thymol, tincture of iodine,
     toxic, toxicant, toxin, uninfected, venin, venom, vermicide, virus,
     weed killer