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1. antiseptic
adjective. ['ˌæntəˈsɛptɪk'] clean and honest.
Antonyms
- over-the-counter drug
Etymology
- anti- (English)
- ἀντί (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- septic (English)
- septem (Latin)
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Rhymes with Antiseptic
- epileptic
- skeptic
- peptic
How do you pronounce antiseptic?
Pronounce antiseptic as ˌæntəˈsɛptɪk.
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Sentences with antiseptic
1. Adjective
Apply a natural antiseptic such as tea tree oil or grapefruit seed extract.
Quotes about antiseptic
1. There's a taste in the air, sweet and vaguely antiseptic, that reminds him of his teenage years in these streets, and of a general state of longing, a hunger for life to begin that from this distance seems like happiness.
- Ian McEwan, Saturday
2. antiseptic
adjective. ['ˌæntəˈsɛptɪk'] thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms.
Synonyms
- cleansing
- bactericidal
- aseptic
- clean
- purifying
- uninfected
- healthful
- germfree
- germicidal
- sterile
- nonpurulent
Antonyms
- germy
- dirty
- septic
- prescription drug
Etymology
- anti- (English)
- ἀντί (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- septic (English)
- septem (Latin)
3. antiseptic
adjective. ['ˌæntəˈsɛptɪk'] freeing from error or corruption.
Antonyms
- fresh water
Etymology
- anti- (English)
- ἀντί (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- septic (English)
- septem (Latin)
4. antiseptic
adjective. ['ˌæntəˈsɛptɪk'] devoid of objectionable language.
Synonyms
- clean
Antonyms
- prescription medicine
- over-the-counter medicine
Etymology
- anti- (English)
- ἀντί (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- septic (English)
- septem (Latin)
5. antiseptic
noun. ['ˌæntəˈsɛptɪk'] a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues.
Synonyms
- medicinal drug
- medication
- merbromine
- Mercurochrome
- medicament
- mild silver protein
- triiodomethane
- iodine
- Neobiotic
- chloramine
- chlorhexidine
- tincture of iodine
- gramicidin
- thimerosal
- neomycin
- sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate
- medicine
- chloramine-T
- Argyrol
- Merthiolate
- iodoform
Antonyms
- untidy
- dirtiness
- contaminate
- unfair
Etymology
- anti- (English)
- ἀντί (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- septic (English)
- septem (Latin)