Antiseptical

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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.
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     {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.
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