Antiseptic
Antiseptic acting against or opposing sepsis, putrefaction, or decay by either preventing or arresting the growth of microorganisms.
Webster Dictionary Meaning
1. Antiseptic
- Alt. of Antiseptical2. Antiseptic
- A substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or
destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, salt, carbolic
acid, alcohol, cinchona. Category: Microbiology
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