1. Thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms.
2. Made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; SYN. sterilized.
3. Freeing from error or corruption
4. Clean and honest.
5. (Extended sense) Of exceptionally clean language.
Množina: antiseptics
A substance that destroys disease-causing micro-organisms without harming body tissues.
Any substance that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms. The use of antiseptics was pioneered by Joseph Lister. He used carbolic acid (phenol), which is a weak antiseptic; antiseptics such as TCP are derived from this.