Antiseptic
adjective
Helpful in stopping or slowing the growth of bacteria, viruses, or other harmful organisms.
The doctor applied an antiseptic to the wound to prevent infection.
Often appears as...
- antiseptic cream
- antiseptic solution
Usage tips
Medical
noun
A substance that helps to stop or slow the growth of bacteria, viruses, or other harmful organisms.
She added some antiseptic to her child's cut to clean it.
Often appears as...
- use antiseptic
- apply antiseptic
Usage tips
Medical
adjective
Lacking energy, excitement, or interest.
The party had an antiseptic atmosphere, with everyone just standing and barely talking.
Often appears as...
- antiseptic atmosphere
- antiseptic environment
adjective
Helpful in stopping or slowing the growth of bacteria, viruses, or other harmful organisms.
The doctor applied an antiseptic to the wound to prevent infection.
Often appears as...
- antiseptic cream
- antiseptic solution
Usage tips
Medical
noun
A substance that helps to stop or slow the growth of bacteria, viruses, or other harmful organisms.
She added some antiseptic to her child's cut to clean it.
Often appears as...
- use antiseptic
- apply antiseptic
Usage tips
Medical
adjective
Lacking energy, excitement, or interest.
The party had an antiseptic atmosphere, with everyone just standing and barely talking.
Often appears as...
- antiseptic atmosphere
- antiseptic environment
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Usage
Used primarily in health care or first aid to prevent infections in cuts and injuries.
Always use an antiseptic on a scrape to keep it clean.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Cleaner
Antiseptics are for killing germs, not for cleaning dirt or grease from surfaces or skin.
After removing the dirt, she applied antiseptic to the wound.
Pro Tip 3/3Care with Usage
Use antiseptic agents as directed, overuse on skin can cause irritation or allergic reactions.
Follow the label when applying an antiseptic ointment.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Usage
Used primarily in health care or first aid to prevent infections in cuts and injuries.
Always use an antiseptic on a scrape to keep it clean.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Cleaner
Antiseptics are for killing germs, not for cleaning dirt or grease from surfaces or skin.
After removing the dirt, she applied antiseptic to the wound.
Pro Tip 3/3Care with Usage
Use antiseptic agents as directed, overuse on skin can cause irritation or allergic reactions.
Follow the label when applying an antiseptic ointment.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Usage
Used primarily in health care or first aid to prevent infections in cuts and injuries.
Always use an antiseptic on a scrape to keep it clean.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Cleaner
Antiseptics are for killing germs, not for cleaning dirt or grease from surfaces or skin.
After removing the dirt, she applied antiseptic to the wound.
Pro Tip 3/3Care with Usage
Use antiseptic agents as directed, overuse on skin can cause irritation or allergic reactions.
Follow the label when applying an antiseptic ointment.
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World's Largest...
that we've been getting on this River have been males this is the one of the first females we have and also definitely the largest fish and so it'll be very interesting to see if this fish's behavior is different than the males so just like a antiseptic but the cranes taking too long I wish we could weigh her but it's time for her to go back
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Jeremy Gilley: One day...
It didn't matter if it didn't create a day of peace. The fact is that, if I tried and it didn't work, then I could make a statement about how unwilling the global community is to unite -- until, it was in Somalia, picking up that young girl. And this young child who'd taken about an inch and a half out of her leg with no antiseptic,
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How augmented reality...
an example of how I think we can make that possible. The history of surgery is filled with breakthroughs in how science and technology was able to help the surgeons of the day face their greatest challenges. If we go back several hundred years, an understanding of microbiology led to the development of antiseptic techniques,
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The loathsome, lethal...
including our own. There are actually thousands of species of mosquitos in the world, but they all share one insidious they suck blood, and they're really, really good at sucking blood. Here's how they do it. After landing, a mosquito will slather some saliva onto the victim's skin, which works like an antiseptic,
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Selling Survival:...
choose one I choose lavender because it is the antiseptic qualities that calming bodies as the purifying qualities what else you have here in your doomsday medical supplies that would be vital oregano oregano that user ID no I meant salads if I had an injury I would put
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Making Plague Victims PIPE...
based on cloves a strong antiseptic oil and on orous which is a perfect fixative and that he held in his mouth and suggested other people hold in their mouth as a preventive against the plague it's possible that it might even have been helpful because clove is a strong
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How Advertisers Joined...
germ free and advertisers were more than ready to sell their cleaning products and they sold them just about any way they could even by co-opting someone's name listerine antiseptic the most widely used antiseptic in the world kills germs instantly listerine is named
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Monkey Insect Repellent...
leaves may look very much the same but this kind is used by the local people as an antiseptic they also use it as an insect repellent whereas this one has no medicinal qualities at all if I put them both down here I think I know which the monkeys will choose
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Bog Mummies PIPE Explore:...
gives a little bit of assets which come down into the bathwater and altogether makes the bog water acid containing and in a complicated way it makes the bog water antiseptic so we can preserve so this pattern of is really the secret behind the park parties
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Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
ants they still fulfilling a very important role magic dragon wizard I'm going to find your plant that acts as an antiseptic this one over here is not one of those that acts as an antiseptic
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World's Largest...
that we've been getting on this River have been males this is the one of the first females we have and also definitely the largest fish and so it'll be very interesting to see if this fish's behavior is different than the males so just like a antiseptic but the cranes taking too long I wish we could weigh her but it's time for her to go back
Video examples
Jeremy Gilley: One day...
It didn't matter if it didn't create a day of peace. The fact is that, if I tried and it didn't work, then I could make a statement about how unwilling the global community is to unite -- until, it was in Somalia, picking up that young girl. And this young child who'd taken about an inch and a half out of her leg with no antiseptic,
Video examples
How augmented reality...
an example of how I think we can make that possible. The history of surgery is filled with breakthroughs in how science and technology was able to help the surgeons of the day face their greatest challenges. If we go back several hundred years, an understanding of microbiology led to the development of antiseptic techniques,
Video examples
The loathsome, lethal...
including our own. There are actually thousands of species of mosquitos in the world, but they all share one insidious they suck blood, and they're really, really good at sucking blood. Here's how they do it. After landing, a mosquito will slather some saliva onto the victim's skin, which works like an antiseptic,
Video examples
Selling Survival:...
choose one I choose lavender because it is the antiseptic qualities that calming bodies as the purifying qualities what else you have here in your doomsday medical supplies that would be vital oregano oregano that user ID no I meant salads if I had an injury I would put
Video examples
Making Plague Victims PIPE...
based on cloves a strong antiseptic oil and on orous which is a perfect fixative and that he held in his mouth and suggested other people hold in their mouth as a preventive against the plague it's possible that it might even have been helpful because clove is a strong
Video examples
How Advertisers Joined...
germ free and advertisers were more than ready to sell their cleaning products and they sold them just about any way they could even by co-opting someone's name listerine antiseptic the most widely used antiseptic in the world kills germs instantly listerine is named
Video examples
Monkey Insect Repellent...
leaves may look very much the same but this kind is used by the local people as an antiseptic they also use it as an insect repellent whereas this one has no medicinal qualities at all if I put them both down here I think I know which the monkeys will choose
Video examples
Bog Mummies PIPE Explore:...
gives a little bit of assets which come down into the bathwater and altogether makes the bog water acid containing and in a complicated way it makes the bog water antiseptic so we can preserve so this pattern of is really the secret behind the park parties
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
ants they still fulfilling a very important role magic dragon wizard I'm going to find your plant that acts as an antiseptic this one over here is not one of those that acts as an antiseptic
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Quote examples
Thomas Vinterberg
Danish Director
I shot a Metallica video in Hollywood, and there were, like, 100 people on set. There was even a guy there to put antiseptic gel on my hands. Amazing. If I asked for that on a Danish set, they'd probably kick me out of the country.
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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Pakistani Journalist
Fighting the Taliban and the various radical organizations on the front lines is like adding a Band-Aid to a cut, it may stop the bleeding but unless you clean it with antiseptic, the germs stay and multiply.
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John Nettles
British Actor
The whole of Cornwall has become antiseptic. When I was growing up in St. Austell, the county was wonderfully rough and workish. These days it is polite and Disney-fied.
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Burt Ward
American Actor
Our characters were antiseptic but we weren't. And if you remember what we did on BATMAN, as the scripts were written very funny, we played them very straight.
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Jessica Pare
Canadian Actress
Honey is hydrating and antiseptic. It really clears your skin, and it's moisturizing. You can use it every day if you want. It's so gentle.
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Trent Reznor
American Musician
Self-examination with a close-up mirror in an antiseptic environment is what Nine Inch Nails is based on.
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Joe Biden
American President
In this world, emotion has become suspect - the accepted style is smooth, antiseptic and passionless.
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Patti Page
American Musician
My music was called plastic, antiseptic, placid.
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Thomas Vinterberg
Danish Director
I shot a Metallica video in Hollywood, and there were, like, 100 people on set. There was even a guy there to put antiseptic gel on my hands. Amazing. If I asked for that on a Danish set, they'd probably kick me out of the country.
Quote examples
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Pakistani Journalist
Fighting the Taliban and the various radical organizations on the front lines is like adding a Band-Aid to a cut, it may stop the bleeding but unless you clean it with antiseptic, the germs stay and multiply.
Quote examples
John Nettles
British Actor
The whole of Cornwall has become antiseptic. When I was growing up in St. Austell, the county was wonderfully rough and workish. These days it is polite and Disney-fied.
Quote examples
Burt Ward
American Actor
Our characters were antiseptic but we weren't. And if you remember what we did on BATMAN, as the scripts were written very funny, we played them very straight.
Quote examples
Jessica Pare
Canadian Actress
Honey is hydrating and antiseptic. It really clears your skin, and it's moisturizing. You can use it every day if you want. It's so gentle.
Quote examples
Trent Reznor
American Musician
Self-examination with a close-up mirror in an antiseptic environment is what Nine Inch Nails is based on.
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Joe Biden
American President
In this world, emotion has become suspect - the accepted style is smooth, antiseptic and passionless.
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Patti Page
American Musician
My music was called plastic, antiseptic, placid.
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