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Main Entry: 1an·ti·sep·tic
Pronunciation: "an-t&-'sep-tik
Function: adjective
Etymology: anti- + Greek sEptikos putrefying, septic
Date: 1751
1 a : opposing sepsis, putrefaction, or decay; especially : preventing or arresting the growth of microorganisms (as on living tissue) b : acting or protecting like an antiseptic
2 : relating to or characterized by the use of antiseptics
3 a : scrupulously clean : ASEPTIC b : extremely neat or orderly; especially : neat to the point of being bare or uninteresting c : free from what is held to be contaminating
4 a : coldly impersonal <an antiseptic greeting> b : of, relating to, or being warfare conducted with cold precision from a safe distance with few or no casualties on one's side <antiseptic bombings>
- an·ti·sep·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb

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