Definition of antiseptic

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  • antiseptic is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • antiseptic is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • antiseptic is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of antiseptic

  • a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues (noun)
  • clean and honest (adjective)

    Examples

    1. antiseptic financial practices
  • devoid of objectionable language (adjective)

    Examples

    1. lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School
  • freeing from error or corruption (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism
  • thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms (adjective)

    Examples

    1. doctors in antiseptic green coats
    2. the antiseptic effect of alcohol
    3. it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities

See definition of antiseptic in Merriam Webster