Method for treating or preventing infectious diseases using antiseptic methods such as sterilization.
(extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School"
clean and honest; "antiseptic financial practices"
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"
freeing from error or corruption; "the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism
a substance that destroys disease-causing micro-organisms without harming body tissues
made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; "sterilized instruments"
a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
freeing from error or corruption; "the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism"
devoid of objectionable language
clean and honest
thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms