antisepsis /an-ti-sepˈsis/ (medicine) noun Destruction, or inhibition of growth, of bacteria by a chemical agent ORIGIN: Gr anti- against, and sēpsis putrefaction antisepˈtic adjective - Relating to or effecting antisepsis
- Emotionless and bland, clinical (informal)
noun An antiseptic agent antiseptˈically adverb antisepˈticism /-sizm/ noun Antiseptic treatment antisepˈticize or antisepˈticise /-sīz/ transitive verb |