| Noun | 1. | antiseptic - a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissueschloramine, chloramine-T - any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen; used as an antiseptic in wounds chlorhexidine - a long-lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery gramicidin - an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced by Gram-positive bacteria triiodomethane, iodoform - a yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing merbromine, Mercurochrome - a mercurial compound applied topically as an antiseptic; Mercurochrome is the trademark fradicin, Neobiotic, neomycin - an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery tincture of iodine, iodine - a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic | |
| Adj. | 1. | antiseptic - 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"clean - free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals" healthful - conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance" germfree - free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile; "a germfree environment" septic - containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage" | |
| 2. | antiseptic - clean and honest; "antiseptic financial practices"incorrupt - free of corruption or immorality; "a policeman who was incorrupt and incorruptible" | |
| 3. | antiseptic - freeing from error or corruption; "the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism"purifying - freeing from noxious matter; "filtration is a purifying agent" | |
| 4. | antiseptic - made free from live bacteria or other microorganisms; "sterilized instruments"germfree - free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile; "a germfree environment" | |
| 5. | antiseptic - (extended sense) of exceptionally clean language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School"unobjectionable, clean - (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke" | |