antiseptic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
  2. adjective 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
  3. adjective satellite clean and honest
    • antiseptic financial practices
  4. adjective satellite freeing from error or corruption
    • the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism
  5. adjective satellite devoid of objectionable language
    • lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School

WordNet

An`ti*sep"tic, An`ti*sep"tic*al adjective (Also<
  • Antiseptic
  • Antiseptical
)
Definitions
  1. Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive.
An`ti*sep"tic noun
Definitions
  1. A substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, salt, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona.

Webster 1913