Aseptic

3 definitions found

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

  Aseptic \A*sep"tic\, a. [Pref. a- not + septic.]
     1. Not liable to putrefaction; nonputrescent.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. free from pathogenic microorganisms; sterile; as, aseptic
        operating conditions.


        [PJC]
  
     3. [metaphorical] lacking emotion, human warmth, or
        excitement.
        [PJC]

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

  Aseptic \A*sep"tic\, n.
     An aseptic substance.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aseptic
       adj : free of or using methods to keep free of pathological
             microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic
             surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"
             [syn: {sterile}]