| 单词 | antiseptic |
| 释义 | antiseptic (once / 4813 pages) adjn If you are out to kill some microorganisms, an antiseptic will come in handy! If you go to a hospital for a cut on your arm, the nurse will apply an antiseptic to the wound because it will kill any bacteria, while not harming your healthy skin. Antiseptic is also an adjective that describes the state of being clean and without disease-causing bacteria: "The antiseptic wash the nurse splashed over your arm was bright blue and smelled funny, but it kept your wound free of infection." Antiseptic can also describe something that is clean in a different way — as in, free of any objectionable language. A comedian's jokes could be so antiseptic that even your grandmother would like them. WORD FAMILYantiseptic: antiseptically, antisepticize, antiseptics+/antisepticize: antisepticized/septic: antiseptic USAGE EXAMPLESReference to the expression “harem” is gradually deleted, as though cleansing the past with an antiseptic of the present is good policy. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) She propped up a tablet in her lab and rubbed an antiseptic chemical on the inside of her lip. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) On this score, President Obama’s morally antiseptic statement Saturday on Castro is an insult to his victims. Wall Street Journal(Nov 26, 2016) 1adj 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 Syn|Ant clean free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits healthfulconducive to good health of body or mind aseptic, sterilefree of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidalpreventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms cleansing, purifyingacting like an antiseptic nonpurulentnot containing pus clean, uninfectedfree from sepsis or infection germfreefree from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile infected, septic containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms unhealthfuldetrimental to good health abscessedinfected and filled with pus dirty, pestiferouscontaminated with infecting organisms contaminativemaking impure by contact or mixing purulent, pussycontaining pus infectious, infectivecaused by infection or capable of causing infection putrefacient, putrefactivecausing or promoting bacterial putrefaction septicemiccharacteristic of septicemia germyfull of germs or pathological microorganisms 2adj clean and honest antiseptic financial practices Syn incorrupt free of corruption or immorality 3adj devoid of objectionable language lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School Syn clean, unobjectionable (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers 4adj freeing from error or corruption the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism Syn purifying freeing from noxious matter 5n a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues Hypo|Hyper chloramine, chloramine-T any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen; used as an antiseptic in wounds chlorhexidinea long-lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery gramicidinan antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced by Gram-positive bacteria iodoform, triiodomethanea yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing Mercurochrome, merbrominea mercurial compound applied topically as an antiseptic; Mercurochrome is the trademark Argyrol, mild silver proteinantiseptic consisting of a compound of protein and silver (trade name Argyrol) Neobiotic, fradicin, neomycinan antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery Merthiolate, sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate, thimerosala light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic iodine, tincture of iodinea tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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